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This
tutorial
should
enable
anyone

interested to
make paper
at home
from
recycled
materials
and put
them to
good, green
Seabin Sucks In use.

“Recycle paper, save a tree” is motto that has become

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increasingly popular over the past few years. It is used

to raise awareness and stimulate more people to care
and protect the environment. Taking our old
Latest in How newspapers to the recycling paper container is surely a
to...
great start, but it is not the only thing we can do.
How to
Green
Up Your
Home
Security Systems

Anyone We would like to show you how easy it is to use simple

can tools for making the piece of paper and then recycle it
Build over and over.
this DIY
Cheap Solar
Now, what do we need?
Energy
Concentrator
Two picture frames of the same size
8 Ways Fiber glass or a mesh, such as the ones you place on
to Keep windows to keep mosquitos away in summer.
Duct tape (any one will do)
Vegetables and
Nails, a stapler and a hammer
Fruit Fresh
Tub, which can fit both frames horizontally
DIY Blender or a pestle to mash the paper
An old blanket that you are willing to sacrifice- could be
either woolen, acrylic or made from polyester
Compost Bin
Utilizes Food A spray bottle and a sponge
Waste, Serves as Something heavy to press the paper- a pile of books will
Planter do the job perfectly well
And of course- something to cover the surfaces,
Popular Green because it will not be the cleanest thing you have ever
Stories done.

How to And now, let’s do this:

Build a
Free
Energy
Magnetic Motor

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Solar 1. Modify the frames so they are suitable for the

Panel
purpose
System:
How to
Build a Cheap One

Hydroelectric
Generator: How to
Build a Small One

A REAL
and

WORKING
Magnetic Motor
Spinning
Place the frame onto a flat surface with the smooth side
About Mila facing up. Then place a piece of the mesh or fiberglass
Luleva on top of the frame, making sure that its size matches
Mila is a the one of the picture frame. Use the nails and staples
to pin it straight onto the wood, avoiding wrinkles.

AdChoices
researcher and ► How to Recycle Paper
scientist with a great
► Paper Shredding
passion for soils, rocks,
► Paper Recycling
plants, water and all
environment-related
aspects of our
surroundings. For the
past 10 years, during
the course of her
educational and
professional
development, she
travelled all over
Europe, Africa and Asia,
driven by her passion
for the environment
and urge to seek

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challenges.

Remove excess mesh from the side of the frame and

use the duct tape to cover the sides of the frame. Do
this for only one of the frames and leave the other one
unnetted. Cut out a piece of the blanket so that it can
cover the entire frame and then proceed to shredding
the paper that you will recycle and reuse.

2. Making the paper pulp from recycled paper

For this step, you need to put the shredded paper and
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some water in a blender, or mash it using a pestle. If

you could leave the paper to soak over night, it will
break down easier, however it is not a necessary par of
the procedure. Stop blending when the consistency is
smooth and there are no clumps of paper. Place the mix
into a large tub and add enough water to cover the mold
and deckle.

3. Turn the recycled pulp back into paper

Place the piece of blanket that you cut out on a flat

surface and spray it with water, so that the transfer of
the paper pulp onto the blanket is easier.

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Place the frames inside the tub. The mold should go at

the bottom, and the netted side of the frame should be
facing up. Then place the unnetted frame on top. Check
if the mixture is evenly distributed, by rocking the
frames, and when the water is homogeneous, lift both
frames up. The pulp should be now stuck onto the mold.

Let all excess water drip for a few seconds and remove
the unneted frame.

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4. Attach the frames to the blanket

Transfer the mold onto the blanket, with the pulp side
facing down.

Using a sponge, press it down, so that the water is

absorbed by the blanket.

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Once this is all done, lift the mold up. The paper pulp
should be stuck to the blanket, while the frame is
perfectly suitable to be used again.

5. Repeat the process to make more paper

Take another piece of blanket and place it over the one

that was just used. Place the heavy pile of books on top,
so that you can remove as much water as possible.

If you want to make more paper, you might have to add

more pulp to the tub, but the important thing here is that
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you can just pile all pieces of paper on top of each other
and then place the heavy books on top. In a few hours
you can remove the blankets, lay the pieces of paper
onto the blankets and leave them to dry completely for
about a day.

And voila, you just made yourself a brand new notebook

from unwanted and old newspapers.

Our inspiration and the picture tutorial for the article

came from Instructables, so the least we can do is to
give user Chopsteeq the well­deserved
acknowledgement.

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