Quantification of Waste Produced in the Gurupi, TO Lumber Industry

ABSTRACT The study was conducted in the city of Gurupi, Tocantins State, in order to quantify the waste generated by industries in the lumber sector. Large, medium and small companies of the furniture and frames industry of were selected. The company size was determined by the number of employees from each company. Direct measurements of the length, width and thickness of the pieces were performed. Chips, fragments smaller than 10 cm wide, and cutouts fragments larger than 10 cm width were considered for measurements and sawdust was measured with aid of a box of known volume. Within one month, the company fabricating frames produced a total of 32.23 m3 of waste, while the large company produced 15.44 m3, the medium-size company produced 10.95 m3, and the small company produced 8.68 m3 of waste.

摘要 本研究于托坎廷斯州古鲁皮市开展，旨在量化木业领域工业企业产生的废弃物。研究选取了家具及框架制造业的大、中、小型企业，企业规模以各企业的雇员数量作为划分依据。对工件的长度、宽度与厚度开展直接测量：将宽度小于10厘米的碎屑、碎片，以及宽度大于10厘米的裁切碎片纳入测量范畴，锯末则借助已知体积的容器进行计量。在为期一个月的观测周期内，框架制造企业累计产生32.23立方米废弃物；其中大型企业产生15.44立方米，中型企业产生10.95立方米，小型企业产生8.68立方米废弃物。