The eco-efficiency of the Campo Limpo System is evaluated annually by the Life Cycle Analysis study, carried out by the Espaço Eco Foundation (espacoeco.org.br). This study compares the real scenario with the existence of the SCL with another hypothetical one in which the System does not exist, as was the case until 2002. According to this material, the SCL is the most eco-efficient alternative for the receipt and disposal of empty crop protection packaging in Brazil.
The SCL activities contribute towards improving the environmental conditions of the country, since they promote the proper disposal of empty post-consumption crop protection packaging. Besides this, inpEV is always on the lookout for possible impacts that its activities may cause.
For this, it adopts the so-called return shipment when performing the reverse logistics to transport the packages, which is explained in more detail on pg. 66. This type of shipment is a great ally in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. inpEV also endorses, since 2015, the Climate Protocol of the São Paulo State Government.
Recycling prevents new natural resources from being extracted to supply the productive industry. In addition, the Campo Limpo Plastic Recycling and Transformation plant produces packaging by means of more eco-efficient processes. Ecoplastic , for example, emits four times less greenhouse gases during its manufacturing than conventional packaging. Besides being innovative, it provides high resistance, being the first of its category to obtain UN certification (group II, density 1.4 g/cm3) – safety standard for chemical sector packaging – for maritime and ground transportation of hazardous products.
In 2017, the Institute invested approximately R$ 13 million in environmental protection actions. All the environmental norms related to the exercise of its activities are fulfilled, for which reason there has been no record of fines or non-monetary sanctions in this regard in 2017. inpEV has also not received any formal complaints related to impacts on the environment.
Eco-efficiency of the Campo Limpo System in numbers (2012 to 2017)
- Enough electric power savings to supply 2.5 million homes
- 20 times less extraction of natural resources compared to a scenario without the System
- Waste reduction equivalent to that generated by a city having 500,000 inhabitants during 11 years
- A reduction of about 625,000 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions, or 1.4 million oil barrels avoided GRI G4-EN19
| Investment in environmental protection (R$ x1,000) GRI G4-EN31 | |||
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
| Waste treatment and final disposal |
11,405 |
9,907 |
9,407 |
| Incineration of unwashed packaging |
11,405 |
9,849 |
9,081 |
| Disposal of leftovers and obsolete products1 |
– |
23 |
156 |
| Incineration of post-consumption leftovers2 |
– |
35 |
170 |
| Environmental management and prevention |
3,575 |
3,725 |
3,574 |
| Awareness and educational actions3 |
3,384 |
3,506 |
3,382 |
| Monitoring actions4 |
191 |
219 |
192 |
| TOTAL |
14,980 |
13,632 |
12,981 |
Notes:
- Actions and programs developed in partnership with state government agencies.
- Post-consumption crop protection leftovers returned by farmers to the Campo Limpo System licensed units.
- These include the investments in awareness and education, such as events, the National Clean Field Day, materials produced to be used in presentations and field days, besides materials used by facilitators.
- The numbers reflect the monitoring laboratory analyses after the empty packages have been washed by farmers, besides other consultancy work.
The electric power consumption of inpEV increased by 13% relative to 2016 as a result of the change of its headquarters and the inclusion of new receiving units under its management. In São Paulo, where the Institute’s headquarters are located, actions are carried out to reduce energy consumption and use air-conditioning in the summer and heaters in the winter in a conscientious fashion. For 2018, implementation of solar energy use at the receiving unit under inpEV’s management in Unaí, MG, is expected.
Water consumption by inpEV was 29% higher in 2017 than in 2016. This increase is due to the opening of new units and the accounting of the headquarter’s consumption, made possible by the change of building. The headquarters and the Rondonópolis unit use city-supplied water. The other units have artesian wells. inpEV’s activities do not generate effluents.
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