Most spiral notebooks have metal or plastic spirals that can be easily twisted out of the notebooks. Remove this. If you are having trouble with opening the bend that locks the paper, you may use a pair of pliers of scissors to cut it off. You may now remove it smoothly.
Step 2: Gather all the blank pages
Sort the pages according to “blank”, “used back to back”, and “one side.” Gather the
blank ones together for your recycled notebook. You may recycle the used ones
by making your own paper (see article for recycling used paper-link) or selling
them to the nearest junkshop. You may still recycle the “one sided used” papers
by using the other side as scratch papers (maybe for computations or doodles.)
Step 3: Sew them together
You may use the same cover that you have used
before, remake it or make a new one. Make sure the papers and covers are
aligned. Sew them together with your thread and needle (or yarn and hairpin)
starting from one end to the other. Sew as you would your clothes. Make sure
that you sew them just right (not too tight or too lose).
* For non-spiral notebooks, you may use a blade
to cut the pages off your old notebook and use a padding glue to put them back
together.
A HEHE: A Healthy Earth is a Happy Earth!
“Why
recycle paper?”
By recycling paper, we
help reduce the cutting of trees. Yes, paper is taken from tree fibres which
are taken by cutting them down. A cord of wood (4x4x8) produces nearly 90,000 sheets of bond paper, according to one paper manufacturer. So yes, a tree can make a lot of papers, but do you know how long a tree plant grows to be a mature tree? It grows more than 100 years. So by doing this, we help a little, and every little help counts.
Plus, we also develop a “do not waste” and a “saving” mentality.
Read more about how paper is made:
Read more comments on how much paper we get
from trees:
Extra tip:
Why not place a
box or have a certain area in your place where you can put reusable papers?
