Environmental education through agroecological practices developed in the elementary school of a public school in Alegre-ES

Abstract

The high amount of solid waste deposited in the dumps could be minimized if knowledge about
composting, reuse and recycling were disseminated in schools, and consequently introduced
into the family by the children. The objective was to analyze the students’ perceptions regarding
the projects reuse, recycling and composting developed in the school. It is classified as
participatory exploratory study. He was seized from the elementary school students of a public
school in the city of Alegre, Espírito Santo. The students were interested in the composting and
reuse workshops. This methodology was presented simple and useful to show students about
the possibility of reducing the huge amount of garbage that are generated daily. Students were
sensitive to their own g arbage, widening their gaze and perception regarding the importance
of reuse as a job creation, as a natural resource economy or as a source of leisure.