Avaliação do gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos em uma escola pública no município de Santarém - Pará

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the management of solid waste produced in a public school, located in the municipality of Santarém-PA. It is a qualitative-quantitative survey, carried out from the application of questionnaires with the employees and students of the institution and the physical characterization of the SW produced in the school. From the analysis of the results, it was possible to identify failures in the management system of SW, such as: improper disposal of waste, lack of segregation of SW, place of inadequate storage of waste. It was observed that most of the employees (60%) did not receive guidance to segregate the SW. It is estimated that it is generated 2020 kg waste per year, where the most abundant materials in the school SW are the wastes from paper and plastic, characterized by the gravimetric of Mass and volume. It concludes with recommendations for the improvement of the management of waste, among which the realization of environmental education programs (EA) for employees and students, so that there is an awareness and awareness applied to new practices in Search for change in attitudes towards SW in school and other environments.