Create Recycled Paper
MATERIALS NEEDED:
  • Newspaper
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Electric Mixer or Blender
  • 1 Tablespoon of wallpaper paste or laundry starch
  • Section of Window Screen
  • Cake Pan
  • Wax Paper
  • Drinking Glass or Jar

Step 1. Cut into small pieces a 12-inch-by-12-inch section of newspaper.
Step 2. Put these pieces into the mixing bowl and add one cup of warm water. Let the paper soak for a little while.
Step 3. Churn the paper and water with an electric mixer, or pour the paper and water into a blender and turn it on. Keep this up until the paper breaks up into oat-sized pieces.
Step 4. Dissolve about one tablespoon of dry wallpaper paste into a little water. Then pour it into the mixing bowl or blender, and stir it or mix it well.
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