Gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos urbanos: uma proposta de ressignificação do lixo na prática pedagógica

Abstract

The unrestrained generation of waste and its inadequate disposal generate several problems, mainly of an environmental nature, causing irreparable damage to ecosystems, contaminating water, land, air and consequently to human health. In this context, it is up to schools, responsible for systematically and adequately training the next generation of citizens, to raise awareness in favor of sustainability, giving new meaning to society's view of waste. In view of this worrying situation, the present study has the goal of developing and implementing project methodology that contribute to the construction of knowledge about the urban solid waste reduction policy, promoting the school not only as a space for formal education, but as a territory for the integration of knowledge, between the school community and the surroundings, in favor of the development of sustainable consumption standards. Thus, as a proposal for a recommendation, the development of policies based on human behavior is framed, which affect a change in behavior, social and cultural for the achievement of objectives related to sustainability and the conscious use of resources.