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Recycled paper
Tips for recycling paper
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There are many ways to recycle, from DIY repurposing old objects to sending used materials to facilities
The recycling facility sorts, cleans, and breaks down the objects into materials—for instance, paper is broke down into paper pulp
The facilities sell these recycled materials to manufacturers who make new goods out of the materials
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Remove any plastic wrapping from newspapers and magazines - this can be recycled with plastic bags at larger supermarkets
Benefits
Saves Space in Landfills
Paper makes up about 28 percent of solid trash in landfills and one ton of paper takes up about 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space
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Reduces Greenhouse Gases
Recycling paper reduces methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. When paper decomposes anaerobically in landfills, it produces the gas methane.
Methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, together with carbon dioxide contribute to global climate change.
Saves Energy and Water
Making recycled paper pulp, compared to generating pulp from trees and other plants to make new paper products, consumes less energy and water.
Preserving Resources
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Recycled paper serves as an environmentally friendly resource for paper manufacturers, saving costs and energy.
Causes
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A modern paper production line can be as long as 200 meters and occupy a space as large as two football fields. It has more power than 500 cars combined. It has up to 5,500 km of cables, 100 km of pipes and hundreds of valves. It is fully automatic and is operated with up to 50 computer screens and keyboards. Hundreds of state-of-the-art sensors and scanners take care of the control processes.
How is it done?
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preparation
- Tear the paper into small pieces and put into a blender with warm water. Blend until the mixture becomes a fairly smooth pulp. If you want to add specks of color, add pieces of colored paper at this point, then blend just a bit.
- Assemble your “mold.” Attach your screen to your frame using duck tape, staples, or any other method that will keep the screen affixed to the frame’s edges. You’ll use your second piece of screen later in the process.
- Put your mold in your bin or pan of water, then pour the pulp into the mold. (If you lift the mold up, the pulp should cover the screen.
- Lift the mold out of the water, and place the second piece of screen on top of the pulp. Use a cloth or sponge to press out excess water.
- Lift the screen and the paper should come right up with it. Now invert the screen on a towel (pulp side down) and dab the sponge or cloth on the screen side to press out more water.
- Then lift the screen off of the paper and set your paper on a towel to dry. You can air dry it, or cover it with a paper towel and press it with an iron to speed up the drying time.
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