Descarte de lixo eletrônico : um estudo de caso no Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Sergipe

Abstract

This research was motivated by the growing concern with the correct disposal of electronic waste. With technological innovations at an ever-increasing rate and the scheduled obsolescence embedded in these products, individuals and businesses need to discard their old electronics faster and faster to replace a more modern one. This exchange causes the discarded equipment to become garbage and often to be sent to open dumps, contaminating the air and groundwater due to the harmful components that are used in its production. The amount of electronic waste increases very rapidly over the years and is eventually exported so that underdeveloped countries have to deal with this waste. This paper aimed to understand how the Sergipe Regional Electoral Court organizes its internal processes for the disposal of the electronic waste it generates. For this, a case study was conducted through qualitative research, and had as data collection instrument a script for conducting interviews with two court servers in the Ballot Box and Information Technology Sector. respectively. From this, it was found that there is a concern of both the Regional Electoral Court and the Superior Electoral Court about the proper disposal of their electronic equipment as it has well-defined processes on what to do with these rejects, such as performing preventive and corrective maintenance on ballot boxes and computers, and disposal of these items under the responsibility of TSE and CARE, respectively. These procedures may serve as an example for both the community and the private sector to implement recycling logistics in their processes, giving due importance to the proper disposal of their ewaste so that they do not harm and contaminate the environment.