Green cocoa in circular economy: a review of the literature

Keywords: Benefitting from energy, Biomass, Solid residues, Treatment of effluents

Abstract

It may be estimated that 80% of residues generated on Brazilian shores come from the green coconut shell. Decrease in the residues will be the result of finding alternatives for their disposal, or rather, applying the circular economy (CE) which aims at disrupting the linear traditional economic model of extraction, transformation and waste for a model in which all types of materials are made to recycle efficiently to be replaced in production with loss of quality. Current qualitative research aims at recuperating practices adopted by agents and to dispose of the residues of green coconuts by applying CE. A descriptive research was carried out, with a qualitative approach, by a systematic review of the literature. Practices used by several agents that meet what is recommended by EC were identified, especially reuse, optimization, recycling and regeneration. The above shows that the supply chain of green coconut is contributing and evolving to adopt sustainable practices, breaking with the traditional linear model.

Author Biographies

Monique Silva Lacerda, Universidade de Brasília - UnB
Degree in Production Engineering, Master in Agribusiness from the University of Brasilia
Fabrício Leitão, Universidade de Brasília - UnB
Docente permanente do Departamento de Administração de Empresas e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Agronegócios (PROPAGA) - Universidade de Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brasil.

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Published
2021-06-28
Section
Agrobusiness