Environmental Education and citizenship: reflections from the disposal of solid waste in the Diamantino River in Diamantino (MT, Brazil)

Abstract

Social critical Environmental Education (EE) is a permanent process of reflection-action, in which subjects and society become aware of the environment and build knowledge and values for individual and collective action. Society has contributed to the increase in inappropriate waste disposal. Thus, this study aims to analyze the issue of solid waste discarded by users in the Diamantino River of Diamantino (MT, Brazil), for a discussion of the importance of EE in the awareness of society. The research has a qualitative approach, using the observation method for data collection. It was observed that users of the river as a source of leisure, make the inadequate disposal of solid waste in the river and in the midst of the vegetation of its bank, indicating the need for EE.