Os resíduos sólidos como ferramenta de educação ambiental na Associação de Pais e Amigos do Excepcional de Cerro Grande/RS

Abstract

This work describes a project of environmental education realized at APAE (Association of Parents and Friends of Disabled People) of the municipality of Cerro Grande in Rio Grande do Sul State/Brazil. It has been developed in order to sensitize the APAE community to the necessity of preserving the environment, especially with regard to the proper management of solid waste, so that the disabled people served by APAE feel as an active part of society, integrating themselves to the work performed by schools and town government. Environmental education activities were developed, such as classes and lectures about the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), craft workshops reusing waste, composting organic waste and waste sorting, thus enabling learning about the valuation of solid waste and the proper disposal of what cannot be reused. After the completion of each activity, it could be observed that the project participants individuals were increasingly interested in continuing and further develop activities related to environmental preservation, both in the institution and in their homes, feeling as an important and active part of the society.