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RFID technology for hazardous waste management and tracking

2014; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 32; Issue: 9_suppl Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0734242x14536463

0734-242X

Anderson Amendoeira Namen, Felipe da Costa Brasil, Jorge José Gouveia Abrunhosa, Glaucia Gomes Silva Abrunhosa, Ricardo Martinez Tarré, Flávio José Garcia Marques,

Municipal Solid Waste Management

The illegal dumping of hazardous waste is one of the most concerning occurrences related to illegal waste activities. The waste management process is quite vulnerable, especially when it comes to assuring the right destination for the delivery of the hazardous waste. The purpose of this paper is to present a new system design and prototype for applying the RFID technology so as to guarantee the correct destination for the hazardous waste delivery. The aim of this innovative approach, compared with other studies that employ the same technology to the waste disposal process, is to focus on the certification that the hazardous waste will be delivered to the right destination site and that no inappropriate disposal will occur in the transportation stage. These studies were carried out based on data collected during visits to two hazardous waste producer companies in Brazil, where the material transportation and delivery to a company in charge of the waste disposal were closely monitored.