Packaging in General Reverse Logistic System: Social Impacts Arising From the Implementation of the Sector Agreement in Brazil

(Department of Industrial Technology, Santa Catarina State University, Brazil)

 Abstract: In this article a bibliographical survey was carried outaddressing packaging in general reverse logistic system, details of the sectoral agreement established and results of its operationalization, as well as providing a discussion about tthe social impacts resulting from the sectorial agreement, thus bringing an overview on the subject in Brazil. In the results obtained, it was possible to highlight the importance of this sectorial agreement, involving a large chain of employees, mainly the social impact generated by the increase in job creation, in the training of workers and in the increase of productive capacity of cooperatives. In this way, the content addressed in the article incorporates the relevance of the theme in the national scenario, contributing to the diffusion of knowledge about actions like this, truly conceived in the search for sustainability, combining the environmental, economic and social spheres.

Key words: reverse logistic; sectoral agreement; packaging in general; social impact

JEL codes: Q01, Q52, Q53