Inovação nas rotas tecnológicas para implantação da ecologia industrial e economia circular no setor têxtil do agreste de Pernmabuco : estudo de preceitos para a sustentabilidade setorial

Abstract

The textile industry focused on the production of clothing items is one of the fastest growing activities in the world, with this, it holds high social, economic, political and cultural interests. In Brazil, this is one of the industries that most develop and employ professionals, denoting high economic interest. In addition to this economic and social importance, the textile industry is responsible for practices that configure negative impacts and environmental degradation, which is one of the most polluting activities on the planet. As an example of this, solid waste from the jeans processing laundries and the process of customizing the pieces stand out. In an attempt to mitigate and reduce the environmental impacts arising from the textile industry, there is the insertion of practices in the production process called industrial ecology, which considers the reuse, recycling, reduction, remanufacturing of inputs and the reduction of the use of raw materials. This dynamism is based on the concept of circular economy, which considers circular models and adopts these practices within the industrial routine. The Local Productive Arrangement (APL) of Agreste Pernambucano is one of the largest textile industrial centers in the country and provides economic and social development for the region in which it is inserted, highlighting the municipalities of Caruaru, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe and Toritama. The objective of this study is to propose innovation in the technological routes of solid textile waste from the processing of jeans from the practices of Industrial Ecology and Circular Economy in the APL of Agreste de Pernambuco, seeking the development of sustainability in the sector. The research is organized into four chapters in structures of scientific articles from the studies. We chose to apply a methodology divided into four phases, one for each specific objective to be achieved, namely: (i) the bibliographic, bibliometric, scientometric and infometric study; (ii) the study of documents and sectoral legislation; (iii) the survey of primary data from local technical visits, photographic survey, georeferencing of areas and knowledge of existing technological routes in the study region; (iv) the proposition and pricing of the most viable technological route/routes for the region and that meets the principles of industrial ecology and circular economy. Based on the results presented, it is expected that this research will contribute to the development of environmental sustainability in the textile sector of Agreste Pernambucano in the face of discussions about industrial solid waste in question.