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STUDENT : JANIELLY MANTOVANI CRAVO
DATE: 24/08/2023
TIME: 14:30
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TITLE:

Waste electrical and electronic equipment management in a Federal Institution of Higher Education of Pernambuco

KEY WORDS:

Waste management, WEEE, computer equipment, university, sustainability

PAGES: 177
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Sanitária
SUMMARY:

Technological advancement has been driving a significant increase in the consumption of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), which, at the end of their useful life, are considered hazardous waste due to the presence of toxic substances in their composition. When the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is inadequate, it poses a great risk to health and the environment. Therefore, proper and efficient management of WEEE is essential for reducing the environmental impacts related to the generation of this waste. Among the large generators of waste are Federal Institutions of Higher Education (IFES), whose WEEE management is complex, due to the rules and regulations on asset management. This research aimed to identify the WEEE management practices at the Dois Irmãos campus of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), based on the asset management processes of IT goods (computers, video monitors and notebooks). For this, the methodology comprises an exploratory research, based on a case study, divided into five stages: bibliographic research, identification of WEEE management practices in higher education institutions, characterization of the study area, survey of asset management practices and investigation of the institution's WEEE practices. In order to understand the reality of WEEE management at UFRPE, environmental management instruments, aspects related to the management of the EEE life cycle and WEEE management practices were investigated, based on the mapping of asset management practices. Based on a qualitative and quantitative survey, the number of IT goods purchased and the average age of the equipment were identified, using data from the institution's asset control system. From 2010 to 2020, 9,780 IT goods were acquired, the equivalent to 79.4% of the total data processing equipment of UFRPE’s assets. Of the total existing computer equipment, 13.3% were in the unusable goods warehouse, awaiting proper final disposal. The overall average age of the equipment was 8.2 years, 1.6 times above the expected useful life of 5 years, highlighting the potential for WEEE generation. It was identified that the management encounters obstacles in the screening stage, due to limitations in the evaluation and classification process for disposal, influenced by low team availability, high quantity of goods and lack of adequate infrastructure. Given these limitations, the main destination given to unusable goods is accumulation in the warehouse. The results showed that WEEE management practices are directly related to the efficiency of asset management processes. In view of the above, it is of the utmost importance that strategies be adopted involving improvements in infrastructure for carrying out asset management and WEEE management activities, as well as creating institutional policies that encourage environmental awareness and the implementing efficient and sustainable practices based on the principles of the circular economy, so that the institution could fulfill its role as a promoter of sustainability through its actions.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - DIOGO HENRIQUE FERNANDES DA PAZ
Presidente - ROMILDO MORANT DE HOLANDA
Interna - SORAYA GIOVANETTI EL DEIR