Actualización del procedimiento operativo de manejo de residuos haciendo énfasis en la adecuada disposición, tratamiento y vertimiento de residuos peligrosos generados por la empresa Opharm Ltda

Abstract

In Colombia in 2021, Decree 1076 of 2015 of the Environment and Development Sector was updated Sustainable in order to regulate the behavior of companies in terms of waste so 6 The legislation prioritizes prevention in the generation of waste, and also establishes guidelines sectors for the correct treatment in the management of industrial waste since these in In particular, they dispose of a series of very different wastes, often dangerous or requiring special treatment by law, and precise disposal or recovery, and this is even more important when a natural resource is being directly affected, in the case of water waste contaminated with chemical and biological substances since they can be a risk to life and for the environment. Therefore, companies are required to strictly comply with of these specific guidelines, making it a process that is not very easy to understand and manage. Therefore, unfortunately, there are still compartments in the Opharm company today. ltda that are not compatible with sustainable waste management, there are non-compliances environmental legislation in the disposal and management of solid waste and wastewater and likewise, a direct and negative environmental impact is being caused to the water and soil; Given that, Currently the company does not have an environmental management system implemented to respect as much as possible to the environment and prevent the pollution that it generates in each process, according to the technical visit report of the district environment secretary "the establishment presents a comprehensive management plan for hospital and similar waste, which lacks the components: environmentally safe internal and external handling" likewise the company identifies and accepts that it is not updated in waste management since in its facilities are currently implementing a separation procedure waste by color code which is no longer valid according to resolution 2184, issued on December 26, 2019, in which the segregation of waste is modified with a new modality that involves the use of three new colors, and regarding hazardous waste solids, the company delivers said waste mostly without a security label and the In charge of their management is the external company ECOCAPITAL that collects them, treats them and responsible for its correct final disposal. 7 Another factor to take into account is the environmental impact that is generated linked to the industrial wastewater discharges, for this, the company has a industrial wastewater treatment (PTARI) in its facilities, however, the plant is not in operation so currently the contaminated waste by the pharmaceutical industry are being discharged directly into the sewage. For this reason, it is proposed to update the internal operating procedure for waste management. as dictated by current regulations and take charge of the control of discharges as establishes resolution 0631 of 2015