GLASS FIBER: CHARACTERIZATION, DISPOSAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GENERATED

It is extremely important that the increasing development of businesses and industries in walk fine line with sustainability. Sustainable actions that allow little or no waste is disposed in a potentially harmful to the environment, and these should be monitored or managed so that they can be reduced, reused or recycled. The plastic is the main plot of waste found in landfills, and that number will only grow. The Fiber Reinforced Plastic Glass (PRVF) has been used worldwide in the manufacture of various products to be a material of low cost and highly efficient. The PRVF arouses the interest of industries, but also poses a threat because it has a low degradability, reaching generate up to 13 tons of waste per year due to imperfections in the projects. Another negative aspect is its constitution, since it can contain toxic resins to the environment and health of the workers involved. In this sense, the present study aimed to gather information regarding this type of material, among them the possibility of recycling, the threat to the environment and the steps of manufacturing the product.