Logística reversa e os reflexos positivos da gestão de resíduos no âmbito socioambiental na comunidade quilombola Pé do Morro, de Aragominas (TO).

Abstract

The present research turns to a recurring and everyday problem in Brazilian kitchens: what to do with frying oil? The absence of specific legislation regarding its destination, places it at the center of a concern of environmentalists and logistics technicians, who seek alternatives, especially in reverse logistics, to reverse the numerous harm that it can cause to the environment (floods, pollution of water etc.). The Quilombola community Pé do Morro, with dozens of families in the North of Tocantins, also shows concern about waste oil and establishes practices to circumvent the problem, the most common of which is the making of bar soap. Methodologically, the research is explanatory and descriptive, having as a collection instrument observation and interviews with housewives residing in that place in order to identify possible alternatives to solve the readjustment of frying oil in a Quilombola community Pé do Morro in Aragominas. – Yes. As a main result, it was observed that in that community, the frying oil is already being reused, using the practice of making soap, both for their own use and also as a means of obtaining income.