Homemade Paper

Step 4 Set up your mold and deckle.

This is where I cut out some of the tools needed to make this process a bit greener than the usual DIY recycling paper process.

Instead of pouring your material/water mixture into a plastic tub, set the deckle directly over a sink. It makes clean up a lot faster as well!

Once the deckle is set and level over the sink, place the mold ontop. Make sure the mold is set as straight and parallel to the deckle's sides as possible.

Comments

[Starrystar]

With my weak apartment sink disposal, I'd be a little afraid to put paper pulp down there. It's a nice idea, though.

[lukeyj15]

 if it'll eat apple cores, it'll eat paper

[GeekTinker]

You could always add the paper pulp to your compost. If you don't compost, then it shouldn't hurt to dump it directly into your landscaping, changing the location each time.

[thickneckarts]

We don't even have a disposal.

[puppies2625]

you can drain it over a tubberware and throw it in the garbage thats wat i did

[chrwei]

When I've done papermaking the mixture in the blender was much too thick for pouring right on the deckle. Using a tub also allows you to add more paper to the water as needed. I guess if you are going to only do one batch your method is green enough, but with kids helping one batch is never enough so the bins are a lot less wasteful since you would be reusing the water.