Recycling of Paper
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Recycling one tonne of paper saves 17 average sized trees
Paper is usually made from trees.
We would need a forest more than three times the size of Devon to give us all the paper we use in Britain in one year.
Try to buy things made from recycled paper, e.g. writing paper, envelopes, and even toilet rolls! Look for the recycling logo next time you go shopping.
You buy something made of recycled paper.
You put your old paper into your recycling box/bin at home, or take it to a paper bank.
The paper is taken to a factory to be recycled.
The paper is shredded.
The shredded paper has water added and is made into pulp (which looks a bit like porridge) and has the ink cleaned off.
The paper goes through large rollers which squeeze out the water and flatten the paper into big sheets.
The new sheets can then be made into new newspapers, books and magazines to be sold in shops.
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Recycling wrapping paper and greeting cards
If you're like me, you hate to throw out pretty wrapping paper. I use it as many times as I can to wrap gifts. I also save the fronts from old greeting cards. Here's a few ideas to re-use them:
Cover tissue boxes with old wrapping paper, and use the boxes as catch-alls. Cut out the pictures from the cards and hang with a ribbon as holiday decorations. Use the fronts of old cards as postcards. Cut out the flowers or objects from wrapping paper and cards to decorate a scrapbook with. Cover the outside of a sturdy cardboard box with wrapping paper, with the top flaps cut off. Use the box to fill as a "gift box" instead of a "gift basket". Send the card fronts to St.Jude's Ranch for children, where they make the cards into new cards. Cut out the shapes and pictures from old greeting cards, and then cut-and-paste them onto sturdy paper with a child; make an entire scene. You are limited only by your imagination! Have fun!
Paper recycling information sheet
| [pic] why bother?
Recycling one tonne of paper saves 17 average sized trees
Paper is usually made from trees.
We would need a forest more than three times the size of Devon to give us all the paper we use in Britain in one year.
Try to buy things made from recycled paper, e.g. writing paper, envelopes, and even toilet rolls! Look for the recycling logo next time you go shopping.
You buy something made of recycled paper.
You put your old paper into your recycling box/bin at home, or take it to a paper bank.
The paper is taken to a factory to be recycled.
The paper is shredded.
The shredded paper has water added and is made into pulp (which looks a bit like porridge) and has the ink cleaned off.
The paper goes through large rollers which squeeze out the water and flatten the paper into big sheets.
The new sheets can then be made into new newspapers, books and magazines to be sold in shops.
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Recycling wrapping paper and greeting cards
If you're like me, you hate to throw out pretty wrapping paper. I use it as many times as I can to wrap gifts. I also save the fronts from old greeting cards. Here's a few ideas to re-use them:
Cover tissue boxes with old wrapping paper, and use the boxes as catch-alls. Cut out the pictures from the cards and hang with a ribbon as holiday decorations. Use the fronts of old cards as postcards. Cut out the flowers or objects from wrapping paper and cards to decorate a scrapbook with. Cover the outside of a sturdy cardboard box with wrapping paper, with the top flaps cut off. Use the box to fill as a "gift box" instead of a "gift basket". Send the card fronts to St.Jude's Ranch for children, where they make the cards into new cards. Cut out the shapes and pictures from old greeting cards, and then cut-and-paste them onto sturdy paper with a child; make an entire scene. You are limited only by your imagination! Have fun!
Paper recycling information sheet
| [pic] why bother?