Análisis del ciclo de vida de un producto de la empresa Offset Gráfico Editores S. A del sector de artes gráficas ubicada en Bogotá D.C

Abstract

The graphic communication industry represents 2.1% of GDP and 8% of manufacturing GDP (CCB, 2019). However, given its environmental impacts such as the generation of hazardous and usable waste, it is necessary to implement technologies that minimize its impact throughout its value chain. Cleaner production strategies, life cycle analysis and environmental management systems are essential to manage the environmental impacts of organizations regardless of their economic activity. Therefore, the research proposes: Analyze the life cycle of a product of the company Offset Gráfico Editores S.A. of the graphic arts sector located in Bogotá D.C., through: (i) the realization of a diagnosis of the environmental situation of the company through the application of cleaner production tools; (ii) the evaluation of the environmental impact of a product through the LCA developed by means of the free software OpenLCA and, (iii) the formulation of alternatives for the management of impacts produced by this process. From the execution of the previous stages it was determined that the main environmental impacts of the organization are paper consumption, electricity consumption, generation of usable and hazardous waste, which represent 80% of the causes that generate the greatest environmental impact; as for the evaluation of the product under study, its main causes are associated with energy consumption, paper consumption and inefficiency of its processes.