Recycling Paper Is Fun

II. gimnazija Maribor

Waste paper gathering action________

• Waste paper usable objects

• 2 kg of various paper litter was collected

• Many useful objects were made:

• Cups

• Greeting cards

• Gift booklets

Preparation of Paper Pulp

1. Tare paper in small pieces

2. Put them in a kitchen chopping machine

3. pour some water, add dry leaves for decoration

4. Grind the ingredients in a thick pulp

1.Forming the Decorative Cups

• Squeeze the pulp, water flows off

• Protect the inside of a proper cup with foil

• Cover the cup with a layer of pulp

• Dry the pulp on air (it takes a few days)

• When the pulp dries up, take it from the cup, remove the foil and dry the lower side

2.Making the Greeting Cards

• Prepare the pulp, you can colour it

• Lay it on a strainer• Wait the pulp to dry up

(it then deviates from the strainer)

• Cut the paper and use it

Let it entertain you…

3. Making the Gift Booklets

• Prepare the paper as by greeting cards

• The cover takes some craft and ingenuity – use waste package, plastic, leather…

Results

• The outcomes will please you, your teachers as well as your parents and friends

• Products of our campaign gained interest

• Most of the products were given as presents

• Some are still used at various occasions

Conclusion

Highlights of this project

That our effort has: • Plaesed us and our

friends • Reduced the amount of

waste paper • Shown that using

minimal resources we can transform rubbish in objects of useability and beauty