Diseño de un sistema de producción más limpia para la planta de lácteos Tunshi de la ESPOCH

Abstract

The objective of this study was to design a cleaner production model for the Tunshi Dairy Plant, which has two production lines: pasteurised milk and fresh cheese. The applied methodology was divided into four stages: the first, the Planning and organisation stage, in which management commitment was ensured, followed by a Pre-evaluation, where qualitative and quantitative information was collected from the Plant; this was achieved through field visits, interviews with the manager and the workers and a sampling of 15 days in each of the stages of the processes, for this purpose record tables of resource consumption, were used, such as water, energy, raw materials and inputs; in addition to records on the daily generation of products, by-products and waste. Physicochemical and microbiological analysis of the wastewater derived from the production processes was also carried out. Subsequently, all the information obtained in the previous stage was compiled. Through this, the SWOT matrix was elaborated to identify the possible Cleaner Production opportunities to be applied in the company to improve its situation. Finally, the Feasibility stage was applied, in which the improvement opportunities were analysed in economic and environmental terms, and 15 improvement opportunities applicable to the Plant were identified. It was concluded that their application would benefit the microenterprise, generating great benefits. And higher profitability. Implementing the Cleaner Production Design (DPML) is recommended to begin applying the opportunities identified in the short term since they require less monetary investment.