Plan de Acción a Partir de la Percepción en Estudiantes de la Universidad Politécnica de Sinaloa ante el Reciclaje de Residuos Sólidos y la Educación Ambiental

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to establish a plan of action to minimize the solid waste generated in the Polytechnic University of Sinaloa, México, and to know the attitude of students to recycling. A descriptive methodology with a non-experimental design was employed. The instrument used consisted of a questionnaire that included 14 items organized in two groups. The first group was oriented to identify the attitude of students toward recycling while the second group was aimed to identify the concept of environmental education. This questionnaire was applied to students of the careers of engineering in the areas of mechatronic, biotechnology, energy, logistic and transport, plus a group of physical therapy. The analysis allowed establishing the bases to start with the recycling project called upsin-recicla, and new projects and actions focused on sustainable technological development were developed. It is concluded that this type of strategies allows the university community to develop projects and foster a favorable attitude towards the environment.