SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

MANEJO DE DESECHOS SÓLIDOS EN LAS INSTITUCIONES EDUCATIVAS

Abstract

The management and disposal of solid waste in the world is a major problem and is serious in the cities of developing countries and this social phenomenon does not exclude educational institutions, it is essential that students are updated on this subject so current. This research aims to evaluate students' solid waste management activities to improve environmental care in educational institutions. It is a qualitative study that uses exploratory methodology, field and bibliographic, through theoretical methods such as: analysis-synthesis, abstraction, logical history to study how this process evolved, in addition to empirical ones such as: interviews, surveys, observations, review of documents to managers, teachers, students and parents, to see what are the shortcomings that arise with respect to the systematization of solid waste management in the institution. A proposal for activities was designed to improve solid waste management and environmental care, aimed at promoting understanding of the issues and their impact on student health and its negative impact on the environment.