Coleta Seletiva Solidária de resíduos recicláveis dirigida à rede estadual de ensino do Rio de Janeiro - estudo de caso.

Abstract

Increased demand for water, energy, and the change in the composition and quantity of wasteassociated with socio-environmental impacts have become a major challenge today, particularly for public schools. In the context of waste management, the state government of Rio de Janeiro created the Selective Solidary Collection Project (PCSS), wich was initiated in October 2009 . It is held by the partnership between the State Agency of Environment (INEA), the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and the State Department of Education (SEEDUC), to assist in the implementation of the Selective Solidary Collection of recyclable waste (CSS) in the municipalities. The Selective Solidary Collection in the State Schools, one of the lines of actions of this program, seeks the implementation of CSS in the state, as determined by State Decree 40.645/07. Considering the environmental and social problems related to waste generation and disposal, as well as the legal requirement of the decree, most schools have not yet deployed the Selective Solidary Collection of recyclable waste. The objetive is to study the application of the model proposed by PCSS of Selective Solidary Collection for state schools of Rio de Janeiro. As a case study, the model was also applied in the State College Souza Aguiar (CESA). We used action research as a methodological approach and questionnaires distributed to participants of workshops on UERJ as data collection instrument. In CESA, were also used questionnaires to students and monitored the process through participant observation. We conclude that the search results can t be generalized to all state schools in Rio de Janeiro. However, it helps to identify important issues and suggest recommendations for its improvement. The study shows the importance of formalizing the institutional commitment of school to obtain success on the implementation of CSS, while contributing to the formation of citizens committed to social and environmental sustainability of the state of Rio de Janeiro.