A educação ambiental como ferramenta para o gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos em uma microempresa de Santa Maria/RS

Abstract

In the environmental crisis in which we live, the issue of solid waste comes to the fore, which has impacted both the man and the environment. In this sense, the objective of this work is to present the Environmental Education project developed in a microenterprise in the city of Santa Maria/RS, involving the environmental awareness of its employees and clients, as well as the management of solid waste generated in the establishment, were not properly discarded. The company under study works with the commercialization and maintenance of filters and water fountains, serving the city of Santa Maria and region. For the accomplishment of this work, a survey of the waste generated was carried out and from this, environmental awareness actions were carried out with the employees and clients of the company. In order to improve the conditioning of the solid waste in the site, several collectors were installed for the correct segregation, according to their characteristics and, later, they were destined to the final disposal sites. Now residues with recycling potential are being referred to an association of recyclable material pickers and the filter elements are being part of a reverse logistics implemented in the company through this work. With these actions, the importance of reusing in the best way the residues that are generated in the daily life, both in residences, as in the commercial activities, since these residues would end up being deposited in landfills without first being exhausted their possibilities of use. These actions are key to maintaining a balanced environment and a sustainable society.