EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL E GESTÃO DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS: CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA A JUSTIÇA SOCIOAMBIENTAL

This paper presents a literature review linked to ongoing doctoral research in Public Policy at the Federal University of Piauí. The objective is to analyze scientific literature published between 2015–2025 addressing the contributions of Environmental Education to the promotion of socio-environmental justice in the context of urban solid waste management challenges, and contrast their findings with the work of other authors in the field and secondary sources. The research was conducted using specific descriptors across the SciELO, CAPES journals and Scopus platforms. Eleven studies were selected and organized into three thematic categories. The results were subjected to content analysis. It was found that Environmental Education serves as a central axis capable of and essential for facilitating critical discourse regarding social reality. So, it is vital that Environmental Education be developed by articulating social, economic, political and environmental dimensions, and the contrast in social inequalities.