The awareness profile regarding the disposal and reuse of solid waste of the University City, Federal University of Maranhão, MA, Brazil.

• Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo, Andréia de Queiroz dos Santos Abreu
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Mendes, Mariana Bonfim Pinto, Nascimento, Aline Duarte, Vale, André Álvares Marques, Paiva, Brenda Hellen Izidio de, Saraiva Junior, Carlos Celso Frazão, Pereira, Diego Marinho, Araújo Júnior, Elias da Costa, Lima, Gustavo Pereira, Dutra, Itaynara Lobato, Silva, José Uilian da, Feitosa, Leonardo Manir, Trovão, Liana de Oliveira, Martins, Lucas Pereira, Lima, Luciana Soares, Ferreira, Marco Antonio de Menezes, Belfort, Marta Regina de Castro, Oliveira, Osmann Cid Conde, Garcia Neto, Patrício Getúlio, Brandão, Rafael Antonio, Lima, Rafael Rodrigues de, Azevedo, Gisele Garcia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica em Gestão Educação e Tecnologia Ambiental (REGET)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reget/article/view/15812
• topic: Waste Management; Trash; Sustainability; Academic community; UFMA.; Gestão; Lixo; Sustentabilidade; Comunidade acadêmica; UFMA

An important aspect the still absent in many universities is planning of disposal, storage and reuse of solid waste. The identification ofsituations faced by academic community regarding generation of waste is essential to the elaboration of programs, projects, systems andpolicies for sustainable management of generated waste. This study aimed to understand how aware of this issue is academic communityof the University City, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), through a profile of the production of solid waste and its impacts on theenvironment. The methodology was based on the application of 509 questionnaires during the year 2011 in four different campuses centers,including 33 undergraduate and graduate departments from various fields, and six administrative centers. The questionnaires consisted ofquestions about recycling policies and waste sorting. According to our results, 67.97 % of respondents know the 3Rs (reduce, reuse andrecycle) and 92.32 % said they would participate in a program for waste management if the university were to do so. However, over 60 % ofrespondents do not separate their household waste. Thus, it is important to note that, although encouraged by the university administration,an effective campaign should include the individual awareness of the academic body.