Creative reuse of paper: social, economic and environmental aspects of this tool in a community in Petrolina (PE, Brazil)

Abstract

Environmental degradation is a growing concern, which has fueled the need to protect the environment through recycling. The objective is to understand how the creative reuse of roles can be a means of income for women victims of domestic violence welcomed by the CEAM, in the city of Petrolina (PE, Brazil). This is a literature review, with analytical and investigative approaches. The analysis of the results obtained allowed a better understanding of the importance of papier-mâché as a source of income for women in a state of financial vulnerability. It is concluded that the use of reuse of materials applied to the reality of women who suffer violence as a possibility of financial independence and consequently the release of an abusive relationship.