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How to make recycled newspaper from waste newspapers? (OR) Write the procedure of preparation of recycled paper which you did in your school lab.

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Materials:

2 plastic tubs, wooden spoon, water, clean cotton cloth, old news paper, wire screen, measuring cup, plastic wrap, blender, heavy books / roller.

Procedure:

1. Add cut news papers strips in a tub full of water and soak it for a day. 

2. Put two cups of soaked paper and six cups of water in a blender. Blend till the mixture turns into a pulp (like nanny oat meal).Pour it in a clean tub. 

3. Fill the tub with one fourth of blended paper pulp. 

4. Lay a cloth on a flat, waterproof surface. Slide the wire screen under the wet paper. Remove the screen gently. Press the news paper pulp to squeeze out any extra water. 

5. Carefully flip the screen onto the cloth. Press it down firmly. Remove the screen. 

6. Lay another cloth on top of the mixture. Cover the cloth with a plastic wrap and stack the books on the wrap. 

7. After several hours remove the books on the cloth and let the paper dry. 

8. You can even use a hair dryer to blow the paper dry. 

9. By adding few drops of edible colours to the pulp you can make your paper colourful. Iron the new made paper with a iron box and cut it to your required size and shape. 

10. Beautiful greeting cards, file covers, bags etc., can be made using recycled paper.



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