Estrategia de educación ambiental orientada al manejo responsable de residuos tecnológicos más frecuentes en dos instituciones educativas del departamento de Boyacá

Abstract

The market for technological equipment such as laptops, tablets and cell phones in Colombia has grown rapidly with the subsequent production and disposal of batteries, which contain high concentrations of metals such as gold, silver, nickel, cadmium, mercury and others; which when improperly disposed affect resources such as water, air and soil. In addition to the above, in the Colombian market there are no clear controls for the disposal of technological waste, which makes it necessary to develop an Environmental Education Strategy for the disposal of the batteries of the most used technological equipment in two institutions of the department of Boyacá The work is based on action research under a mixed approach. The survey, focus groups and semi-structured interviews are used as data collection techniques. Through these groups, research workshops are developed that favor the implementation of educational strategies, in order to promote knowledge, attitudes and habits that minimize the environmental impact generated by technological waste.