123 Mestranda em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas pelo PPGEPS UNISINOS -São Leopoldo, RS -Brasil 4Professor e pesquisador do PPGEPS UNISINOS -São Leopoldo, RS -Brasil ResumoO objetivo deste artigo foi analisar o funcionamento de duas cooperativas de catadores que fornecem resíduos processados que retornam a indústrias na cidade de São Leopoldo, RS. O método de pesquisa foi o estudo de caso em duas das seis cooperativas em operação na cidade. Foram consultados documentos das cooperativas e materiais produzidos pelo poder público municipal e realizadas observações não--participantes e entrevistas com os presidentes das cooperativas estudadas. Uma das cooperativas recebe apenas materiais da coleta seletiva, enquanto que a outra recebe toda a coleta domiciliar. A cooperativa que recebe apenas a coleta seletiva, apesar de ser mais recente e menos estruturada, oferece mais renda a seus cooperados. O material recuperado por ambas as cooperativas é vendido a intermediários que dão escala à operação e vendem à indústria como matéria-prima recuperada. Concluiu-se que o papel das cooperativas na cadeia reversa é o de recuperar materiais pós-consumo e atuar como abastecedor de matérias-primas da indústria. Adicionalmente, as cooperativas desempenham papel social junto a comunidades de baixa renda, por oferecerem alternativas de emprego e renda, e papel ambiental, por contribuir para a redução da pressão sobre aterros sanitários e incineração de resíduos sólidos urbanos.Palavras-chave: Cooperativas de Catadores, Resíduos Sólidos, Logística Reversa, Reciclagem, Reciclagem, Aterro Sanitário. AbstractThe objective of the article was to analyze the functioning of two cooperatives that provide processed waste required by industries in the city of São Leopoldo, RS. The research method was the double case study. Two out of the six cooperatives in operation in the city were studied. Documentation of the cooperative and produced by the municipal public authority were consulted, non-participant observations and interviews with the Presidents of cooperatives were made. One of the cooperatives receives only materials from selective collection, while the other receives the entire home collection. The cooperative that receives selected stuff, despite being more recent and less structured, provides more income to their members. The material recovered by both cooperatives is sold to intermediaries who give scale to the operation and sell to industry as recovered raw material. It was concluded that the role of cooperatives in the reverse chain is to retrieve post-consumer materials and act as a supplier of raw materials for industry. Additionally, cooperatives play social role to low-income communities, by providing jobs and income alternatives, and environmental role, by contributing to the reduction of pressure on landfills and incineration of municipal solid waste.
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