Abstract

PACHECO MARTIN, Dianely; LOPEZ BASTIDA, Eduardo Julio; KIRAN SCHULTZ, Ralf  and  GIL UNDAY, Zuleiqui. An overview of the concepts of cleaner production in the agroindustry. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.6, pp. 176-182.  Epub Dec 10, 2021. ISSN 2218-3620.

Cleaner productions are still in force today as preventive strategies of origin in terms of the impacts produced by economic and productive activities carried out by man that involve agroindustrial processes and procedures. Therefore, the objective of this article is to make a brief review of the theoretical foundations that lead to the concept of cleaner production (CP) for its application in agroindustry. For this review, concepts, and positions of authors from different regions of the world, both developed and underdeveloped, were analyzed. After the short review, it was concluded that cleaner production is the continuous application of an integrated, preventive environmental strategy applied to processes, products, and services to increase overall efficiency and reduce risks to people and the environment.

Keywords : Cleaner production; environment; pollution; sustainable development; agroindustry.

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