Efetividade das ações de educação ambiental para a segregação dos resíduos sólidos domiciliares em sistema de coleta por conteinerização no município de Antônio Prado-RS

Abstract

Integrated solid waste management has its effectiveness linked to planning, efficiency in the execution of public services and the commitment of the population to the participation of the waste management system. In municipalities where the containerization system is implemented, it is necessary to disseminate the information related to the concepts and importance of good practices of segregation in the generating source, in order to obtain effective results. The availability of information can occur through environmental education activities, which can be developed from the application of several methods and directed to different target audiences. This work aims to present the results of the evaluation of the effectiveness of environmental education actions implemented in the municipality of Antônio Prado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, by means of the evaluation of the segregation of solid household waste from selective and regular collections, post implementation of containers. The applied method contemplated the physical characterization and gravimetric composition of solid wastes, as well as, documentary analysis and application of form to the resident population in a geographic sample unit. The results indicate that the alteration of the municipal waste collection system can lead to a reduction in the efficiency of waste segregation in the generating source. Regarding the effectiveness of environmental education actions, a significant improvement was identified in the segregation of waste after the implementation of educational actions in Antônio Prado. The results obtained in this work are relevant to the municipal unit, since they subsidize the planning and operationalization of public solid waste and environmental education services.