The flow chart below shows the process of waste paper recycling.

This

graph depicts the different steps of scrap paper reusing.

Overall

, there are six distinct phases of wastepaper recycling which the three first stages include all types of used material.

By contrast

, the

last

processes only concern convenient sheets which are recycled thanks to machines. From stages one to three, in public places,

for example

, banks and businesses, the documents are collected and sorted by hand. They are classified

according to

their ability to be reused. If the tissue does not match the recommendations, it is thrown away.

On the contrary

, suitable material is kept and transferred to a paper mill. In stages four to six, once in the factory, every document goes through what is called “the cleaning stage”. That means that paper waste is broken down into a pulp which is a mushy and wet mass of fibers. Thanks to the above-mentioned form, engines can remove unnecessary materials

such

as staples.

Then

, the pulp is de-inked and made by machine.