Economic and ambient advantages in the polyurethane recycling in a company of rubber manufacture

Abstract

The increasing of ecological awareness, ambient preservation, social justice and concern with the future generations directly are related to how entrepreneurs process its products and services. In this article it will be presented the economic and ambient advantages of a small business company of rubber manufacture that implemented Cleaner Production (CP) as strategical decision in the polyurethane recycling in a closed cycle in order to contribute in the reduction of pollution. A feasibility study technique, mentioning the acquired financial benefit in the recycling in the rubber production justified this decision. The methodology of Intensity of Material of the Wuppertal Institute was applied to evaluate the benefits in the scale of the biosphere as consequence of the reduction of emissions on account of CP intervention.