Solid Waste In Municipalities of Agreste Pernambucano: Environmental Education Issue

• Main Authors: Iana B. Lima, José E. Silva, Jaime R. de Sena, Neide K. S. Shinohara, José Machado, Simone F. Teixeira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco 2017-07-01
• Series: Revista Geama
• Online Access: http://www.journals.ufrpe.br/index.php/geama/article/view/1491

The homo sapiens that dominates occupying actions on earth should be a citizen with socio-environmental responsibility; their omission and neglect reverberate throughout the ecosystem. To achieve the balance between different ecological systems there is a global consensus for sustainable development, it is strongly anchored in environmental education with government support. The objective of this research was to evaluate the knowledge and actions about the A3P and the significance of the 5Rs of sustainability, together with 20 public managers from two municipalities in the Agreste region of Pernambuco, using questionnaires with closed questions. From a total of respondents 100% (n20), they reported that they did not know information about the A3P Environmental Agenda. 70% (n14) reported that cities are not adequately prepared for solid waste to dispose. These information obtained in the research demonstrates that although there is a figure of the environmental manager, it is often not able to fulfill the goals in the governmental sphere..