Composting as an environmental education instrument in schools in the Municipality of João Monlevade – MG

• Autor(a) principal: Fontes, Karen Dayana de Souza Andrade
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Castro, Anna Carolina Lima de, Ferreira, Telma Ellen Drumond, Panarelli, Eliana Aparecida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/18863
• topic: Educación básica; Sustentabilidad; Residuo orgánico; Recogida selectiva; Impacto ambiental.; Educação básica; Sustentabilidade; Resíduos orgânicos; Coleta seletiva; Impacto ambiental.; Basic Education; Sustainability; Organic waste; Selective collect; Environmental impact.

Due to the population increase and environmental impacts, and also the lack of information involving the correct destination and reuse of waste, especially domestic organic waste, Environmental Education (EE) emerges as a pedagogical tool in the construction of new values. In this context, the project "Playing to compost and learning to recycle" reached 130 Elementary School I students from 3 public schools in the municipality of João Monlevade, with the objective of raising awareness and developing a critical view of human interaction, and the environment in which they live, emphasizing sustainable concepts and values. This is an EE project in which aspects of different types of waste (dry and organic), sustainable waste disposal, composting, selective collection was addressed, and the culmination of the project was the construction of composters for the correct disposal of organic waste in the school environment. The project was well received, through the participation and commitment of students and teachers. As a result, the schools involved had good implications in terms of understanding the benefits of composting for the environment, in addition to the good quality fertilizer that was later used in their gardens. Furthermore, it can be concluded that the objectives were satisfactorily achieved, since it is a low-cost project with the potential to bring benefits to health, the environment and solid waste management, in addition to bringing students closer together care for nature.