Elaboração e validação de um questionário para diagnóstico qualitativo e gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos gerados na sede Ecoville - campus Curitiba da UTFPR

Abstract

Solid waste management in institutional higher education organizations, both public and private, is essential due to the amount and variety of waste generated. Therefore, this work aims to describe the construction process of a form to qualitatively evaluate the generation and management of waste in Higher Education Institutions, considering validation of the form in some environments of the UTFPR, Campus Curitiba - Ecoville. The creation of the form happened through periodic meetings with Dr. Lucila Coral, member of the Permanent Commission for Solid Waste Management at the Curitiba Campus of UTFPR, and the use of legislation on the subject. The form was structured in 5 sections (identification of the place, generation, segregation, packaging and storage of waste). Also, an annex was developed to contribute responses related to the packaging and proper storage of waste generated. Furthermore, to verify its applicability and validation, visits were scheduled in five different environments (laboratory, administrative areas and restaurant). After the visits, sufficient data were obtained to carry out a qualitative analysis of the waste generated in the places in question, noting that recyclable waste is generated in all environments, with the exception of Laboratory 1. Also, information was obtained on the current scenario of waste management, in addition to diagnosing points of improvement/adaptations during the stages of waste segregation, packaging and storage of waste using legislation as a basis, as occurred during the storage phase, where the use of containment trays and/or containment pallets was recommended to avoid contamination of the waste among themselves and/or to prevent adverse reactions in cases of leaks. Therefore, the form demonstrates good results during its applicability, it is only necessary to increase the alternative of not applying it for questions related to the segregation stage in exceptional cases.