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inventario y la evaluación de impacto, se de productos y procesos (Bretz y
usó el software open access Open LCA. Frankhauser, 1996; Dahllöf, 2003) y
Los principales impactos ambientales la aplicabilidad de dicha evaluación es
significativos se deben a la generación una metodología de apoyo para Etipress
de, aproximadamente, 229.389,80kg S.A, en la toma de decisiones durante el
de residuos sólidos anuales, derivados diseño, la optimización de sus sistemas
de la etapa de troquelado y descantone productivos y la operación de sus
que, debido a sus características, procesos; igualmente, con ella mejora la
se aprovechan actualmente como competitividad en el mercado, mediante
combustible alternativo. Para concluir, la adopción de políticas y prácticas que
el análisis el Análisis de Ciclo de Vida mejoren o incrementen la sostenibilidad
contribuye a mejorar el desempeño (Bautista, Toloza y Sanes, 2019).
ambiental de las actividades productivas,
a través del análisis correspondiente

SUMMARY

lobal trends, the causes and/ tools and carrying out the life cycle accordance with the requirements of
or consequences of socio- analysis of one of its production lines the environmental authority and the
Genvironmental problems and (self-adhesive labels), under the ISO 14001 standard. The second phase
the need to respond to environmental standards of the ISO 14040 standard consisted of applying the methodology
regulations, arouse interest in The research was developed in two of the ISO 14040 Standard for Life
organizations to consider environmental phases: an initial diagnosis phase, by Cycle Analysis. It was identified that the
criteria as part of business management collecting the most relevant information flexographic process is the main method
and the search for sustainable on production and environmental of the company that contributes to the
development. (Anampi, Aguilar, Castillo matters, in this stage basic tools of greatest generation of environmental
and Bohórquez, 2018). Etipress S.A. is a cleaner production were applied, such as impacts, therefore, for this evaluation,
medium-sized company in the graphic flow diagrams of the printing processes the self-adhesive label “Bonaropa
arts sector, attached to the District and product, analysis of eco-maps for Floral” was used as a reference, since it
Environmental Excellence program, has the identification of critical points, is the product with the highest number
an environmental management system, development of ecobalances and MED of orders. carried out in the period
therefore, it is in continuous search of matrix for the quantification of inputs 2019-2020, in which 1,669,000 linear
strategies that allow it to promote the and outputs during the flexographic meters were printed, with a total of
reduction of its environmental impacts. process, such as the identification of 36,019,800 units. For the inventory
The main purpose of this contribution the flows that are part of the production analysis and impact evaluation, the open
was to evaluate the environmental chain of the self-adhesive label and access software Open LCA was used.
impacts of Etipress SA Labels and Finally, consolidate the matrix of The main significant environmental
Impressions, using cleaner production environmental aspects and impacts, in impacts are due to the generation of

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