A gestão de resíduos no Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

The present dissertation is developed in the scope of the Professional Master on Education Management and Evaluation (PPGP) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora Public Politics and Education Evaluation Center (CAEd/ UFJF). The research, accomplished as a case study, analyses the residue management at the Biologic Ciences Intitute (ICB) at UFJF. The research’s general goal is to propose a plan of action to upgrade the residue management at the ICB. As its specific goals, this research searched for: a) to know the public politics, legal landmarks and standardization on the the residues and its correlation with public institutions; b) identify ICB’s main challenges and opportunities towards residue management; c) investigate a few ICB actor’s opinions regarding residues produced in this place and its management. To built this study, it has been accomplished a bibliographical researh of the main national laws and its correlated concepts, considered necessary to understanding the discussion over the residue. Also, it has been accomplished a documental survey to know how the residue management takes place in UFJF’s scope, focusing on ICB, and the direct observation of the Institute’s residue dump/storage site. The second stage of this research heard the academic community throughout interviews and questionnares that were analyzed under the residue management and environmental education axes. Amongst the identified inhibitors stand out: lack of infrastruture to the adequate residue management, dearticulation among the actors involved, low participation, lack of information, of training and consciousness/ sensitization. As enablers, were pointed out: good receptivity from the academic community, the human resources and the fact that the ICB shelters courses that relate to this theme. From the diagnostic, a Plan of Educational Action (PEA), aiming to improve residue management at the ICB. To accomplish that, it has been sought to fortify the environmental education elements, demanded by the research participants: participation, training, awareness/ sesitization and advising. It’s been suggested to the University adhesion to the Environmental Coordination of Sustainability Agenda’s network as well as the creation of a commission constituted by Coordination of Sustainability’s and academic units’ representatives, as a form of mobilization of the employees for the implementation of such agenda. To the ICB, was proposed to give back to its academic community the results of this reasearch, the reorganization and reinforcement of Sustainable-ICB Comminssion, the creation of an advising space in ICB’s website and the stablishment of ICB’s Week in the Institute’s year-wide schedule. This way, it has been expected that these actions contribute with impact minimization of the inhibitors and favour the improvement of ICB’s residue management. This discussion and the analysis of the residue management at a public education intitution are necessary due to its responsability as promoting and inducing agente for sustainable actions in society.