Educação ambiental: estudo de caso na companhia de saneamento do Paraná em Foz do Iguaçu

Abstract

Discussions and social practices in relation to the environment have been carried out with the purpose of alleviating the environmental crisis, both in government and in private dimension dimension. In this context, more and more companies seek to adopt some kind of environmental policy planning. This study aimed to identify and describe the major programs and activities of environmental education developed by the Sanitation Company of Paraná - SANEPAR. For this, a survey was conducted of educational practices in the Company, in order to better understand the work in Environmental Education. It was found that environmental education developed by SANEPAR helps in the process of raising awareness of its employees through the program Use Common Sense, and environmental awareness of society as regards the preservation of the environment through its environmental education programs.