A B S T R A C TThe rational use of water and the correct allocation of household solid waste are sustainable actions beneficial to the environment. In rural areas of Northeastern semiarid region, the little existing water must be treated with zeal and consciousness; environmental education plays a major role in this process. An exploratorydescriptive research with rural students of the elementary school to find out how their families use the water and what is given to solid waste generated daily. It was found that most of the water is stored in tanks and wells and intended for human consumption. It was noted that waste water and a solid household waste of the residents of places are burned or buried. The school studied presented disability in their pedagogical practices because the concepts of sustainability and environmental education are ignored by most students, which reproduce in their homes the incorrect habit not separating garbage. Keywords: Environmental awareness, environment, sustainability. R E S U M OO uso racional da água e a correta destinação de resíduos sólidos domiciliares são ações sustentáveis, benéficas ao meio ambiente. No meio rural do semiárido nordestino, a pouca água existente deve ser tratada com zelo e consciência; a educação ambiental possui um papel importante nesse processo. Realizou-se uma pesquisa exploratório-descritiva com estudantes rurais do ensino fundamental com o intuito de averiguar como suas famílias utilizam a água e que destino é dado aos resíduos sólidos gerados diariamente. Verificou-se que a maior parte da água é armazenada em cisternas e poços e destinada ao consumo humano. Constatou-se desperdício dessa água e que os resíduos sólidos domiciliares dos moradores de sítios são queimados ou enterrados. A escola estudada apresentou deficiência em suas práticas pedagógicas, pois os conceitos de sustentabilidade e educação ambiental são ignorados pela maioria dos discentes, os quais reproduzem em suas residências o hábito incorreto de não separar o lixo. Palavras-Chave: Consciência ambiental, meio ambiente, sustentabilidade.
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