LOGÍSTICA REVERSA DE EMBALAGENS DE AGROTÓXICOS NO BRASIL

Brazil is one of the world's largest food producers, and this requires several agricultural inputs, among them, agrochemicals. These are packed in packaging, usually made of synthetic material, which causes concern as to the way of disposal, so there is specific legislation that requires the return and proper disposal. In Brazil, the National Institute of Empty Packaging Processing (INPEV) was created, which adopted Reverse Logistics as a strategy to comply with the provisions of the law. The objective of this work was to evaluate the results of reverse logistics of pesticide packaging, starting in 2002, when INPEV was founded. Data on the commercialization of pesticides and the return of packaging were used. The survey found that since the beginning of the institute's operations, there was an increase in the return of empty packaging, and by 2015, 365,942 tons were returned, with Mato Grosso being the state that made the most use of the practice, being also the one that used the most agrochemicals. It was concluded that the creation of the INPEV has contributed to the reduction of the quantity of packaging discarded inappropriately.