As cunchas de mexillón como residuo: unha mirada dende o eido da Educación Ambiental

Abstract

Mussel cultivation is the largest production of aquaculture in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. Galicia is the second largest producer in the world, generating a mussel shell waste of about 90,000 tons per year. The destination of this surplus is not clarified, and the whereabouts of the same lacks of a sufficient sustainability. The present project proposes research on the environmental problems generated by mussel shells, focused on investigating what are the current outlets of this by-product of our community. It will also be seen what are the possible uses and potentials from different fields of action, in which the construction sector is gaining prominence. The information obtained gives way to enter the Environmental Education as a multidisciplinary tool to promote knowledge, awareness and ecological responsibility in society, incorporating into the actions a vision of change, development and conservation of the closer environment. In view of the lack of knowledge on the problem at a global level and the administrative silence, the union of the community as an active part of the process of change would be one of the keys to reduce and value the mussel shells that are generating a negative impact on our environment.