Evaluation of an awareness work regarding the incorrect disposal of chewing gums as update of selective waste collection campaign in the institute of Exact sciences and geosciences of passo fundo university

The environmental problem regarding the undue disposal of solid waste is the subject of current discussions. Chewing gums are a daily and common waste, incorrectly disposed of in 90% of situations. The decomposition of chewing gum may take up to five years, by light and oxygen from the air - however, because it contains both artificial and natural resins, the process may be longer. For convenience and the class of residue it is, an elastic resin with the characteristic of sticking easily in several places, many people glue the chewing gum under classes and chairs. To raise awareness and encompass this problematic the selective waste collection campaign of the Institute Of Exact Sciences And Geosciences (Iceg) of Passo Fundo University (UPF) was updated. Methods: The study was conducted through the application of search forms, production of alternative media and personalized disposal bins, exclusive for chewed gum. Conclusion: It was possible to verify that most students didn’t know about the incorrectly disposal of gums problematic, the media created was positively accepted by the students and there was a diminishment of gums disposed under desks and tables of the institution after the campaign.