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A poluição por plásticos e a Educação Ambiental como ferramenta de sensibilização
Summary
This Brazilian paper discusses plastic pollution as a major environmental problem and presents an environmental education initiative called 'Xo Plastico' designed to reduce plastic use in communities in Pernambuco state. Education-based approaches to plastic pollution prevention are important complements to policy and technical solutions.
A poluição por plásticos é um dos maiores impactos ambientais da atualidade. Nesse artigo discutimos esse problema, desde a origem dos plásticos, seu consumo excessivo e o resultante acúmulo de resíduos, e apresentamos soluções práticas através de iniciativas de Educação Ambiental. Nesse contexto, apresentamos o projeto “Xô Plástico”, uma iniciativa desenvolvida no estado de Pernambuco que vem promovendo sensibilização e mudanças de hábitos através de mutirões de limpeza de praias e manguezais. Através desse relato pretendemos sensibilizar também nossos leitores quanto a esse grave problema de poluição e estimular o desenvolvimento de mais iniciativas como essa em outras regiões do Brasil e do mundo.
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