Sustainable Practices for the Organic
Waste Management Generated
in an Educational Institution Restaurant
Roberta Arlêu Teixeira, Adriana M. Nicolau Korres,
Raquel Machado Borges, Livia Luchi Rabello, Isael Colonna Ribeiro
and Jacqueline R. Bringhenti
Abstract The recovery of organic solid waste in site represents an interesting sustainable practice for restaurants of university campuses. Since the creation of Agenda
21 and the stimulation of sustainability actions at a local level, educational institutions
have become protagonists in the construction of knowledge and sustainable values,
being considered laboratories for sustainable practices. In this sense, a case study
was carried out at a university restaurant located in the city of Vitória, Espirito Santo,
Brazil, with the assistance of undergraduate students in Sanitary and Environmental
Engineering, aiming to apply organic solid waste management. First, a survey of all
types of organic waste generated in the restaurant was carried out, identifying possible forms of recovery. In addition, the waste management practices performed in the
restaurant were evaluated considering the collection, storage, and destination stages.
Awareness-raising activities were also carried out among the students participating
in the project and the employees of the restaurant, focusing on the management of
organic waste and recovery practices. As a result, it is proposed to carry out extension activities with the students, aiming to guide the restaurant users regarding the
reduction of waste, as well as raising employees’ awareness of proper segregation.
R. A. Teixeira (B) · L. L. Rabello · I. C. Ribeiro
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espirito Santo, 1729 Vitoria Ave,
Vitoria, Espirito Santo 29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: roberta.arleu@gmail.com
L. L. Rabello
e-mail: livia.luchi.rabello@gmail.com
I. C. Ribeiro
e-mail: isaelcolonna@gmail.com
A. M. Nicolau Korres · R. M. Borges · J. R. Bringhenti
Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Department, Federal Institute of Education, Science and
Technology of Espirito Santo, 1729 Vitoria Ave, Vitoria, Espirito Santo 29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: adrianak@ifes.edu.br
R. M. Borges
e-mail: raquelmb@ifes.edu.br
J. R. Bringhenti
e-mail: jacquelineb@ifes.edu.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_49
803
Waste Management Generated
in an Educational Institution Restaurant
Roberta Arlêu Teixeira, Adriana M. Nicolau Korres,
Raquel Machado Borges, Livia Luchi Rabello, Isael Colonna Ribeiro
and Jacqueline R. Bringhenti
Abstract The recovery of organic solid waste in site represents an interesting sustainable practice for restaurants of university campuses. Since the creation of Agenda
21 and the stimulation of sustainability actions at a local level, educational institutions
have become protagonists in the construction of knowledge and sustainable values,
being considered laboratories for sustainable practices. In this sense, a case study
was carried out at a university restaurant located in the city of Vitória, Espirito Santo,
Brazil, with the assistance of undergraduate students in Sanitary and Environmental
Engineering, aiming to apply organic solid waste management. First, a survey of all
types of organic waste generated in the restaurant was carried out, identifying possible forms of recovery. In addition, the waste management practices performed in the
restaurant were evaluated considering the collection, storage, and destination stages.
Awareness-raising activities were also carried out among the students participating
in the project and the employees of the restaurant, focusing on the management of
organic waste and recovery practices. As a result, it is proposed to carry out extension activities with the students, aiming to guide the restaurant users regarding the
reduction of waste, as well as raising employees’ awareness of proper segregation.
R. A. Teixeira (B) · L. L. Rabello · I. C. Ribeiro
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espirito Santo, 1729 Vitoria Ave,
Vitoria, Espirito Santo 29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: roberta.arleu@gmail.com
L. L. Rabello
e-mail: livia.luchi.rabello@gmail.com
I. C. Ribeiro
e-mail: isaelcolonna@gmail.com
A. M. Nicolau Korres · R. M. Borges · J. R. Bringhenti
Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Department, Federal Institute of Education, Science and
Technology of Espirito Santo, 1729 Vitoria Ave, Vitoria, Espirito Santo 29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: adrianak@ifes.edu.br
R. M. Borges
e-mail: raquelmb@ifes.edu.br
J. R. Bringhenti
e-mail: jacquelineb@ifes.edu.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_49
803