On July the 23rd2009, the Environmental Education Department of WWF India was holding a presentation on how to recycle paper at the Springdale School in New Delhi.
WWF India in cooperation with the school provided the apparatus. From the beginning the children were engaged in the process and asked many questions. The presentation was given to four different groups of about 50 pupils, all of whom were eager to learn how to recycle paper.
To illustrate the process, we had to gather old newspapers, shred them and mix the shredded paper with warm water in a mixer. We switched on the mixer and the result was a smooth paper pulp. Once the pulp was smooth, it was poured into a half full bucket of water. Once the pulp was immersed, we stirred rigorously until the pulp was equally dispersed in the bucket. We placed a sieve in the bucket and pulled the sieve back out again but we had to make sure the sieve was held straight.
The pulp which stuck to the sieve was to become new paper. We used a sponge to sap out all the moisture left in the sieve. We pressed the sieve with pulp on to a piece of cloth and let it dry. After a day or two the paper was ready to be used again.
If you would like to try this process at home, you might want to add starch to the mix of pulp and water, to ensure the stability and quality of the paper.
Overall, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Springdale School for greeting us with great sympathy and interest, which made our work all the more worthwhile and enjoyable.
WWF India in cooperation with the school provided the apparatus. From the beginning the children were engaged in the process and asked many questions. The presentation was given to four different groups of about 50 pupils, all of whom were eager to learn how to recycle paper.
To illustrate the process, we had to gather old newspapers, shred them and mix the shredded paper with warm water in a mixer. We switched on the mixer and the result was a smooth paper pulp. Once the pulp was smooth, it was poured into a half full bucket of water. Once the pulp was immersed, we stirred rigorously until the pulp was equally dispersed in the bucket. We placed a sieve in the bucket and pulled the sieve back out again but we had to make sure the sieve was held straight.
The pulp which stuck to the sieve was to become new paper. We used a sponge to sap out all the moisture left in the sieve. We pressed the sieve with pulp on to a piece of cloth and let it dry. After a day or two the paper was ready to be used again.
If you would like to try this process at home, you might want to add starch to the mix of pulp and water, to ensure the stability and quality of the paper.
Overall, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Springdale School for greeting us with great sympathy and interest, which made our work all the more worthwhile and enjoyable.
