Disposal of Automotive Oils - Evaluation of Environmental Management made by Public Transport Companies in the City of Manaus

The present work describes in detail the pattern adopted regarding the management model that are currently used by the collective transport companies of the city of Manaus-AM and reports what in fact these enterprises, has made important regarding the disposal of used/contaminated lubricating oil, residue generated during its exchange that according to the regulatory standard ABNT-NBR 10004/2004, are classified as dangerous class I. At first it was necessary to carry out a review bibliographic regarding the subject and after, field research (on-site visits) was carried out, which was designated in the application of a questionnaire to employees in the respective workplace. In view of this context it was found that the companies visited are always updating and improving this model that is considered extremely important to the environment.