Conscientização ambiental contribuindo para eliminar o desperdício e ampliar as ações a favor do meio ambiente

• Main Authors: Viviane Grams Carvalho, Antônio Carlos Estender
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Tocantins 2017-05-01
• Series: Desafios
• Subjects: Environmental education; Waste; Sustainability
• Online Access: https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/desafios/article/view/3457/9726

This work aims to understand the perceptions of stakeholders on how environmental awareness can contribute to eliminate waste and extend the actions in favour of the environment and to the practical application, it also aims to solve specific problems, in the case of waste and incorrect disposal. Aims to check the vision and experience of stakeholders; in the field of public health, the important factors for the development of a sustainable management system, to add value to the organization. The work was conducted through case study, qualitative and exploratory interviews, being data collection accomplished via a questionnaire for the 25 stakeholders. It was observed that the main results were the ignorance of the subject by the servers and users and the lack of incentive. On the above, it is recommended to establish standards for governmental entities to deploy a system of sustainable management to optimize resources and increase awareness, for it organizations should encourage the environmental awareness of the population and keep the environment healthy.