Environmental perception of employees of a timber company in the municipality of Santa Cecília (SC, Brazil) on the implementation of a selective collection system

Abstract

Every company that cares about the environment needs the environmentally appropriate disposal of solid waste generated at all stages of its production process. Thus, its employees need to be engaged in this cause, since many companies do not have an adequate environmental management process for waste. In this context, the present work aims to assess the environmental perception of the employees of a timber company in the municipality of Santa Cecília/SC, with the perspective of implementing a selective collection system. For the development of the study, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied, composed of six variables on the waste management process in the company, covering 33.8% of the company's employees, through the simple random technique as a qualitative sampling method. The study revealed that the employees' perception level is below average for the questions about selective collection and knowledge about the colors of the dumps, as well as about the damage caused to the environment. Thus, it can be concluded that it is necessary to apply environmental education to employees, seeking greater sustainable development in the company's production process.