Análise e proposições para efetivação da política nacional de resíduos sólidos no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco - Campus Ipojuca

Abstract

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) generate a considerable amount of waste in their operations and are responsible for implementing measures to correctly handle the waste they produce, in accordance with legislation. In view of this, the aim of this research is to analyze the situation of the environmental programs of the Federal Institutes in the country. To achieve this, we opted for a qualitative case study, by sending a questionnaire by e-mail, and documentary research on official websites with content analysis. The results showed that only one educational institution is fully developing environmental management projects in accordance with national environmental legislation, especially the programs of the Public Administration Environmental Agenda (A3P), the Solid Waste Management Plan (PRGS) and the Sustainable Logistics Plan (PLS). It was possible to list the individual implementation status of these environmental programs by each institution and their respective availability to the general population. At the end of the work, a general procedure was drawn up for the construction of the Solid Waste Management Program for the Ipojuca - IFPE campus. The main difficulty identified was the lack of feedback from the institutions on the environmental programs developed, and the lack of staff at the institution for the development and implementation of environmental policies. It is believed that this work will contribute to the improvement and implementation of environmental programs in the institutions, as well as being a wake-up call for more effective engagement by these educational centers.