%0 Journal Article %T Procedimentos de Gerenciamento de Res¨ªduos de Empresas sob a ¨®tica da Institucionaliza o dessas Pr¨¢ticas %A Ana Carolina Vasconcelos Colares %A M¨¢rcia Athayde Matias %J Reunir : Revista de Administra£¿£¿o, Contabilidade e Sustentabilidade %D 2013 %I Universidade Federal de Campina Grande %X When it comes to the environment, companies emerge as considered major polluters, and one of the main themes discussed in environmental management is the waste issue, since through proper waste management company is able to integrate ecological and economic performance. This issue has been perceived and the process of institutionalization of environmental practices is clear. Thus, the following question arises: is it possible to realize the institutionalization of procedures for waste management observed in companies from Belo Horizonte region? The study is classified as descriptive and bibliographic, which through a survey research was raised information about such procedures for managing waste from a sample of 31 companies located in the city of Belo Horizonte-MG. It was felt that the practice of recycling to reduce waste generation and material that cannot be recycled as the most established business practice. Based on the research findings, it is concluded that companies in the sample are clearly at a moderate progress of sedimentation of these practices for corporate sustainability. In relation to waste management, therefore, the institutionalization of these practices is still in progress. %K Waste Management. Corporate Sustainability. Institutionalization of environmental practices. %U http://150.165.111.246/revistaadmin/index.php/uacc/article/view/100/pdf