Hábitos de consumo consciente: identificando a percepção dos servidores da secretaria do meio ambiente e recursos hídricos do estado do Tocantins

Abstract

Humankind evolved very quickly and to adapt to all the changes that happened to occur much if you used the environment, especially for evolution to be possible. After realizing its important role in the defense and preservation of natural resources, the public sphere considered the environmental impacts that occurred in function of its actions and created social and environmental legal measures with the purpose of inserting in society the social, economic and environmental concepts of sustainability. At the same time, it created oversight and regulatory bodies for the maintenance of all ecological systems impacted. The aim of this study was to analyze if the consumption habits of the servers of the Environment and Water Resources Secretariat of the State of Tocantins are ecologically sustainable. Throughout the research, it was identified that the Secretariat has been carrying out some reduction, reuse and recycling (3R's) practices in its daily activities. The methodology applied in this work is based on a descriptive-exploratory study, with a quantitative approach. Data were collected in the first half of 2019, via a structured questionnaire. The results demonstrated are still timid, as these practices are still being implemented, with little time for their maturation. However, some actions of conscious consumption are already practiced by the servers and projects aimed at the total application of these good practices throughout the Secretariat structure, focused on sustainability in the work environment, extending them to the private and social life of the servers.