Desafio ambiental: relato de uma experiência sobre resíduos sólidos em biblioteca

Abstract

Solid waste that is improperly disposed of by the population has interfered significantly on environmental quality. As a result, studies have been developed to reduce the deleterious effects caused by these materials. In this vein, the objective of this work was to promote the environmental awareness among users and the community of the Maria Gabriela Pacheco Pardey Library in relation to to the benefits arising from the reuse of discarded solid waste through a Challenge Environmental, integrating environment and librarianship. The Environmental Challenge project was carried out during the National Book and Library of the IFG – Campus Itumbiara and had the participation of 124 students, 12 servers and 1 outsourced employee. The activities developed and based on action research participant were: “Garbage per Book”; “Treasure Hunt: Exploring the Library Collection” and “Art Workshop”. At the end of the Challenge, 8,631 aluminum cans were collected and 150 books were donated. The results of this differentiated experience provided a reflection on the educational role of a library, the importance of environmental education actions integrated to the solid waste theme and, mainly, of the knowledge among those involved in the project.