Educação ambiental para gerenciamento de resíduos, qualidade ambiental e cidadania: proposta de formação dos catadores de material reciclável do município de Diamantina – MG.

Abstract

The training project for Waste Pickers to be implemented by the Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys) intends to mobilize several segments of the University, public administration and society with the objective of sensitizing and advising participating members about the proper collection of recyclable waste by empowering training of waste pickers removing them from the streets and introducing them into the Waste Pickers' Association. The University, by the breadth of its vision, by the critical spirit that must guide its action, by its competence and credibility, plays an important role in the construction of this process. This implies building instruments of institutional intervention and a theoretical methodological approach centered on interdisciplinary. With this objective, it is necessary to give conditions to the implementation of this project, through instruments of formation, training and qualification of manpower, mapping, development of strategies that contribute to the development of actions aiming at improving the quality of life, health and organization. Waste pickers, as well as their applicable capacity, and not least, the implementation of selective collection in some public environments.