A educação ambiental empresarial como vantagem na gestão de resíduos sólidos em uma empresa do setor elétrico

Abstract

Currently it is notorious that environmental concern occupies an important space within companies that wish to contribute to the environment and have differential or prominence among others. Considering these aspects, it is worth mentioning that Environmental Management and Environmental Education end up being important tools in the process of achieving good results, reducing or mitigating the possible environmental impacts resulting from their activities and sensitizing employees who are part of the company's staff company. Because of this, this research was conducted with the employees of a company operating in the field of Electricity, located in the Central Region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which already has a consolidated Environmental Policy and an active Environmental Management System. For this reason, the work aimed to identify and report throughout the production which were the Environmental Education actions proposed by the company, as well as the group's perception regarding the environmental themes, in order to verify if the approaches were being efficient mainly with the issue Solid Waste. After analyzing the results obtained, a folder was proposed as the explanatory material, within the request of the users involved in the questionnaire, thus being created based on the most frequently asked questions that were identified through the exam, including information on the types of waste used. Generated within the company followed by its proper segregation, or the process that builds appropriate paths in relation to the correct Solid Waste Management is complex and requires commitment, investment and behavioral changes.