Solid wastes are materials that originate from various human activities, such as
agriculture, industry, domestic activities etc., can be found in solid, liquid and gas.
However, if such waste remains untreated, this leads to pollution of air, water, soil or
solid waste. In this context, it is worth mentioning the importance of higher education
institutions in society in two fundamental aspects: creating and disseminating
knowledge, and being a reference in terms of attitude, training students, both as
professionals and as citizens. Therefore, the objective of this study was to ascertain
the types of wastes generated by mechanical laboratories and how their actual
disposal is done. For the study, a structured questionnaire was used as a data
collection tool, with a group of 28 students from the technical course of medium level
in Mechanics. It was possible to conclude that in IFAM, in general, there are existing
environmental initiatives, which should continue to be adopted for the increasing
process of awareness raising and subsequent awareness in all the sectors that
comprise it, with the aim of adopting an Environmental Management System.
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