Copercicla e a covid 19: os efeitos da Pandemia na Cooperativa de Reciclagem em Ituiutaba/MG

Abstract

This research will address the effects of the Pandemic on a Recycling Cooperative in Ituiutaba, highlighting the consequences of COVID-19 on the company's dynamics, as well as on the lives of its members. In this sense, the objective of this study is to understand what the pandemic period was like for Copercicla and its members. The research began with the construction of the bibliographic reference based on data collection in articles, theses and dissertations, as well as primary data. Subsequently, field work was carried out inside the Cooperative to evaluate the working conditions of members, the functioning of the Cooperative, its gains and losses, especially during the Pandemic. A questionnaire was administered to the person responsible for the Cooperative and to 8 members. The results of this monograph made it possible to realize that there was and is a great lack of information and awareness among the population before, during and after the Pandemic, as well as a lack of environmental education, as highlighted by the Cooperators. They, with years of experience, know that recycling contributes not only financially, but also to the preservation of nature. The population, in general, still needs to better understand how waste is separated, so that it is actually effective for the Cooperative and can bring direct benefits to the members and indirect benefits to the entire population of Ituiutaba/MG. The Pandemic brought illness and fear, but on the other hand also gains for the cooperative members, as there was greater availability of waste, as well as an increase in the price of some, which favored an extra gain for the Cooperative.