Práticas de educação ambiental no município de Areia: ações para uma gestão integrada dos resíduos sólidos.

Abstract

Inadequate waste disposal has gradually increased, causing numerous changes in the environment. In a society increasingly influenced by consumption, the absence of a correct management of solid waste has numerous impacts on ecosystems and affects the health and well-being of the population. In addition to influencing socioeconomic activities, aesthetic and sanitary conditions of the place. Therefore, this research aimed to develop actions based on environmental education in order to minimize negative impacts from the lack of solid waste management in the municipality of Areia-PB. The research was implemented from the Dynamic Model of Construction and Reconstruction of Knowledge, MEDICC, which comprises a set of methodological strategies that allows the realization of the educational process for the environment in a dynamic way. Thus, the construction of an organic garden was carried out, the use of edible vegetable oil used to produce soap and the beginning of the implementation of selective collection in the municipality, as well as the organization of recyclable material collectors. Data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively, using triangulation, a method that consists of quantifying and describing the data obtained. In this way, carrying out activities related to environmental education in the municipality was the way to promote changes in the way of disposing of waste through guidance to residents and permanent collection of local public authorities.