Determination of indirect greenhouse gas emissions in plastic enterprises

Abstract

Plastic transformation enterprises are of great importance due to their impact
on others belonging to strategic sectors. However, the high consumption of
electrical energy in the processing of these materials contributes negatively
to the environment. The objective of this research is to determine the indirect
emissions of greenhouse gases based on carbon dioxide, from the fixed
consumption of energy in a plastics factory in the province of Holguín, Cuba.
The methods used were the techniques for recording and processing data,
direct observation, work with groups of experts and surveys, as well as
documents analysis. A procedure based on the Tangram Technology
methodology was designed to determine the amount of equivalent carbon
dioxide that is emitted into the atmosphere. The study was carried out in the
period between 2020 and 2022. The main results include the following:
energy management at the Holguín Plastics Factory was improved based on
the identification of energy saving opportunities in administrative areas,
departments and attached premises, implementing an action plan that
allowed a decrease in the pollutant load to the atmosphere in the analyzed
stage.