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Recycling is great! It helps reduce the number of trees that are cut down each year to make paper products and also reduces pollution caused by logging trucks! You can make your very own recycled paper by following these simple steps:

You Will Need:
a blender
a whole section of newspaper
2 and a 1/2 single newspaper pages
5 cups (1.2 liters) of water
a pan 3 inches (7.6cm) deep
a piece of screen to fit inside the pan
a measuring cup
a flat piece of wood the size of a newspaper's front page
waxed paper

Follow These Steps:
1.Tear the two-and-a-half pages of newspaper into tiny strips.

2. Place the strips in a blender with 5 cups of water. ASK PERMISSION TO USE THE BLENDER. HAVE AN ADULT SUPERVISE THIS STEP. Cover the blender and blend the newspaper and water.

3.Pour about 1 inch (2.5cm) of water into the pan. Pour the blended paper pulp into the measuring cup.

4.Put the screen into the pan. Pour one cup (240 ml) of pulp over the screen.

5.Spread the pulp evenly in the water with your fingers.

6.Lift the screen and let the water drain off.

7.Open the newspaper section to the middle. Put the newspaper on a waterproof surface. Place waxed paper in the center of the newspaper. Place the screen with the pulp on the waxed paper. Close the newspaper.

8. Carefully flip over the newspaper section so the screen is on top of the pulp. THIS STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT.

9. Place the board on top of the newspaper and press out extra water. Open the newspaper and take out the screen. Leave the newspaper open and let the pulp dry for at least 24 hours. When your paper pulp is dry, peel it off the waxed paper and write on it !

And that is how you make recycled paper on your own! Now you can amaze your friends by showing them your totally cool paper that you made yourself...better yet, show them how to make it too!