Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, H: Environment & Earth Science, Volume 21 Issue 6

a) Workshops at Ancresmat and Amagem Associations There is a specific and very successful study case that, deserves a significant credit due to its importance in this process, which happened through workshops at the Solid Waste Collectors and Pickers Association of Matinhos (ANCRESMAT). For those events, collectors from Matinhos' Environmental Agents Association (AMAGEM) and ANCRESMAT attended, having a local craftswoman as the lead workshop agent. This particular experience presented us with the expansion of ideas, proactiveness of the attendees, as well as their interest on the opportunity to learn and also teach about environmental matters. It comprised of all its interactive forms, ranging from the understanding of materials' importance to the environment, all the way up to the supply and the sharing of food during coffee breaks and intermissions. There was a feeling of belonging to the location where the workshop was held, for the placement of the selected material, tables where meals were served and all the space around blended in with the attendees' routine, behaviours, attitudes, values and views of the world. Considering the above, the workshops provided ANCRESMAT with a new view for the use of the facility where they worked and had meals, when the symbolism of the new reality could be observed, especially when analysing the choices made by the attendees. Among the final result of things, it was possible to see that there was a contagious union established amongst everyone, when they could realize how powerful they are as people as well as their combined feelings when they knew they were giving someone a gift. There was a grandmother who manufactured a fish to her grandson, claiming that her grandson loves fish, whereas another person decided to make a dog for their partner, another made a rabbit's head and thought they would not make the entire body, and yet another person felt challenged to make a doll with a lot of difficulty, requiring the assistance of the local instructor. The feeling of helpfulness and cooperation involved in this workshop process was explicit. This gives a significant support for the collectors to achieve their autonomy on their decision-making process. Actions to extend discarded materials' life enabled them to rediscover talents and enhanced opportunities to regain therapeutical habits, as well as providing the possibility to use their free time to work on craftsmanship activities. Another workshop was entitled: The Umbrella Project: cushions, aprons and handbags. The idea to use discarded umbrellas' fabric is directly related to the economic, environmental and social sustainability issues. Looking at the economic side, the manufacturing costs for the storms shelter vary according to its various models, lifespan and raw materials. On the environmental side, impacts occur, above all, for the inappropriate disposal and the different types of materials used to make the object. On the social side, the umbrella is used by all those who are on the streets during rainy days and do not want to get wet or have their belongings wet and soaked in water. Ideas were discussed and the main goal was to encourage, explore and support the waste collectors. They came across with this same type and other types of waste during the collect action with little or almost no economic value. As an example, most of umbrellas' handles are made of a hard-plastic type of material that is difficult to commercially negotiate. A wooden clothes hanger set was manufactured using scraps of medium density fibreboards (MDF) coming from experiments of mould and parts used by the Design undergraduates from UTFPR University. Other social elements that played a big role during this session were the attendance of their family members, the connection and their life stories that were also part of the manufacturing process of their handicraft pieces. Art, eating and conversation make up for the main satisfaction factors revealed by this workshop's attendees. The products manufactured and originated from this workshop are displayed on photo 1 below. A Sustainable Territorial Challenge: The Irreversible Impressions on Waste and Residue Management from Functional Community Workshops © 2021 Global Journals 1 Global Journal of Science Frontier Research Volume XXI Issue VI Year 2021 30 ( H ) Version I