
HOW TO RE-CYCLE PAPER IN YOUR OWN KITCHEN
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WHAT YOU NEED:

        NEWSPAPER OR OTHER PULP SOURCE
        A BLENDER OR HAND-MIXER
        A POT OF BOILING WATER
        A SCREEN
        AN EMBROIDERY HOOP

STEP ONE:

TEAR NEWSPAPER INTO SQUARES ABOUT A 1/2 INCH BY 1/2 INCH.  PUT THE SQUARES INTO
THE POT OF BOILING WATER.  LET BOIL FOR 20 MINUTES.  THIS WILL BREAK DOWN THE
PULP, AND SEPARATE THE INK FROM THE PULP.  NOTE THAT NOT ALL OF THE INK WILL BE
REMOVED, ESPECIALLY COLORED INKS.

STEP TWO:

STRAIN THE WATER FROM THE PULP.  FROM HERE, YOU MAY WISH TO STORE THE PULP IN
THE REFRIGERATOR FOR LATER USE.  TO DO SO, SIMPLY PLACE THE PULP (ABOUT THE
SIZE OF A GULF BALL) IN THE REFRIGERATOR.  IT WILL LAST FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

STEP THREE:

PLACE THE PULP INTO THE BLENDER AND ADD THREE CUPS OF WATER.  USE THE "LIQUIFY"
(FASTEST) SETTING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS.  IF USING A HAND MIXER, BLEND UNTIL THE
PULP IS REALLY MIXED, ONE OR TWO MINUTES.

STEP THREE:

FILL A SINK OR BUCKET WITH WATER.  PUT THE SCREEN IN THE EMBROIDERY HOOP AND
TIGHTEN THE HOOP.  PLACE THE SCREEN SET-UP INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE SINK.  NOW,
POUR THE LIQUIFIED PULP INTO THE SINK.  THE PULP WILL HANG AROUND THE TOP OF
THE WATER.  NOW, QUICKLY LIFT THE SCREEN SET-UP OUT OF THE WATER.  PULP SHOULD
BE CAUGHT BY THE SCREEN SO THAT THERE IS A SMALL LAYER OF PULP RESTING ON THE
SCREEN.

STEP FOUR:

IT IS NOW DRYING TIME.  YOU CAN EITHER LEAVE THE SCREEN SET OUT UNTIL IT DRIES
OR PLACE IN THE OVEN AT ABOUT 300 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL DRY.
NOTE THAT YOU CAN TAKE THE SCREEN OFF THE HOOP SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE MORE THAN
ONE SHEET AT A TIME.

STEP FIVE:

WHEN DRY, YOU WILL NEED TO REMOVE THE PAPER FROM THE SCREEN.  YOU WILL NEED TO
BE CAREFUL SO THAT YOU DON'T RIP THE PAPER.  THE BEST METHOD IS TO TURN THE
SCREEN UPSIDE DOWN (SO THAT THE PAPER IN FACING DOWN) AND BEND A CORNER OF THE
SCREEN BACK.  THE PAPER SHOULD SLIP RIGHT OFF, AND YOU CAN CAREFULLY REMOVE THE
PAPER FROM THE SCREEN.

OTHER SOURCES OF PULP:

     IF YOU WANT TO TRY THIS OUT, YOU CAN SEPARATE TWO-PLY TOILET PAPER AND RIP
INTO SMALL PIECES.  YOU CAN THEN START THE PROCESS AT STEP 3.  YOU CAN ALSO TRY
USING SAW-DUST, ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T TRIED IT MYSELF IT SHOULD WORK OUT FINE.
ANOTHER GREAT SOURCE OF PAPER IS CELLULOSE PLANTS, SUCH AS HEMP, FLAX OR JUTE.
LOOK AROUND YOUR GARDEN FOR A WOODY TYPE PLANT (I BELIVE TOMATO STALKS WILL
WORK).

     BY USING COLORED PAPER (SUCH AS THE FRONT PAGE OR THE WEATHER MAP FROM USA
TODAY) YOU CAN ADD A LITTLE SPARK TO YOUR PAPER.  BY PLACING SOME BLUE IN, YOU
CAN GET LITTLE BLUE SPARKLES.  IF BOILED A LITTLE LONGER, RED AND YELLOW TEND
TO FADE INTO THE ENTIRE SHEET.  PLAY AROUND AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN COME UP WITH!

TIPS FOR REDUCING PAPER USE:

     EVERYONE HAS DOCUMENTATION FILES TO PRINT-OUT.  WELL, TAKE A LONG FILE AND
PRINT IT OUT, THEN RE-LOAD THE PAPER BACKWARDS AND PRINT-OUT A SHORTER FILE SO
THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER.

     RATHER THEN USING A NOTE PAD TO WRITE DOWN NAMES OF FILES TO DOWNLOAD AND
SUCH, USE A TSR NOTE PAD PROGRAM.  AND WHEN USING PAPER TO TAKE NOTES, USE BOTH
SIDES RATHER THAN THROWING IT OUT AFTER IT'S HALF USED.

        LOAD TEXT FILES INTO A GOOD WORD-PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND LET IT RE-
FORMAT THE FILE SO THAT IT WILL PRINT IN 132 COLUMN COMPRESSED MODE.  THIS WILL
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PAPER NEEDED TO PRINT THE FILE.

        BY SAVING PAPER, YOU ARE SAVING TREES.  EACH SUNDAY, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND TREES ARE CUT DOWN IN ORDER TO PRINT THE SUNDAY EDITION OF THE NEW
YORK TIMES.  WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS AROUND THE CORNER OF TIME, WE NEED TO
STOP CUTTING DOWN TREES, AND UNTIL WHOEVER IS CUTTING THEM DOWN STOPS, WE NEED
TO REDUCE OUR OWN PAPER NEEDS.  PLEASE TAKE THE INITIATIVE!

{EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS FILE HAS NOT BEEN FORMATED WITH A TITLE PAGE, EXCESS BLANK
LINES AND SUCH, BECAUSE WE FELT IT WOULD ONLY BE A WASTE OF PAPER.  WE HOPE
OTHER AUTHORS FOLLOW OUR EXAMPLE.}
