A percepção dos moradores sobre coleta seletiva: um estudo de caso no bairro saraiva, Uberlândia (MG).

Abstract

The problem of solid waste is one of the most worrying currently, however, to minimize the damage caused to the environment is urgent the adoption of practices of conscious consumption and separation for selective collection. In this way, this work has the objective of analyzing the environmental perception and the knowledge of the residents of the Saraiva neighborhood (Uberlândia-MG), about the selective collection performed by the municipality and the role and importance of the collectors. For data collection questionnaires were applied through face-to-face interviews with 100 residents. The results obtained identified that 68% of the residents perform the selective collection constantly, sending the materials to the autonomous collectors (40%) and to the selective collection (38%). The interviewees have good educational background and middle class family income, and recognize the importance of separation and correct disposal of solid waste for a cleaner city, but it was evident that they still have some difficulties in relation to the selective collection performed by the city government. Concerning the collectors, the residents demonstrated that they understand the importance of the work done and that they should be paid, but they still consider that the collectors are little valued by society. Finally, it is fundamental that the municipal environmental agencies, in collaboration with educational institutions and companies, expand their environmental education actions in order to sensitize more residents on this issue.