Knowing and position of students on basic school in the second grade about garbahe and his waste sorting in area of town Pisek.

Awareness and attitudes of pupils attending the second stage of elementary school in the Písek region on waste and waste separation. In this thesis basic information on waste separation is summarized and the awareness of this issue in pupils attending the second stage of elementary school is described. The theoretical part is primarily focused on general principles of waste separation. It gives an account of different types of waste, waste recycling and the subsequent usage. Programs for elementary schools, campaigns and competitions on waste separation are presented. The way how to separate waste nowadays is recommended, functioning of the waste collection points is mentioned and legislation on the subject is explained. In the practical part results of my research are presented. This research dealt with the awareness of pupils attending the second stage of elementary school in the Písek region on waste separation and whether these pupils separate waste at home or at school. This research was conducted using questionnaires with closed, semi-closed and open-ended questions. One half of the questionnaires was distributed in a village school and the other half in a town school. Two hypotheses had been stated before the research started. The first hypothesis was not confirmed by the research, but the second hypothesis was confirmed