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Beakman's World
The Importance of Recycling
Beakman first explains that paper is made from trees and shows that a large pile of wood only makes a little bit of paper. This is why we recycle. Beakman and Josie then demonstrate how to make your own recycled paper. Directions in notes column.
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our viewers have been writing and wanting news about paper
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namely
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how do you recycle it
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a question for the 90s and Beyond
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of course we know that all paper is made from
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cellulose
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we get cellulose by cutting down and grinding up trees
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this
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is a cord
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of wood
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four feet
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by four feet
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by
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eight feet
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now this cord of wood can only produce
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250
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Sunday newspapers
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that's all
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right so josy
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that's
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we all got to recycle
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I'm not sure I know what we cycling he's recycling is using something more than once instead of throwing it out right
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like aluminum cans
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what kind of water you use the most car washes
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or the water in those big fountains we've got your clothes
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and you give them to someone else
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now do you understand
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I knew that I knew all
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I was just testing the kid
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that's recycle some paper
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yeah
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let's save the life of a tree
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because that's what you do when you recycle paper
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remember
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you try any of our experiments
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do them with an adult
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and exactly the way we do them
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taking all safety precautions
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okay
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okay
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and I hope everyone
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has a pencil
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and some recycled paper to write on
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because now we're going to learn how to recycle
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at home
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all you need
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is
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a newspaper
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a wire coat hanger
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and old pair of pantyhose
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to make sure nobody's in the
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yeah
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a food processor
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white
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glue
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and permission
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and help from your family
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throwing in everything but the kitchen sink
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oh that's right thanks for reminding me I forgot
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you also need the kitchen sink
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first you need to tear
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one
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full page of newspaper
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into strips
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like this
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that's it
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don't tear them off like that because it won't work
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very good
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then
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tear those strips into tiny squares
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tiny squares
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and we'll put them in there
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okay
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put the pieces of paper
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inside of the food processor
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add 1 cup of water
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it gets too thick
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add some more water
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you might want to try and get some good old look for some texture
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but the gap on
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lock it
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you need a
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vote of type person turn it on
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disgusting great Gunk
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that was my nickname in high school
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let me dime
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undo the coat hanger and make a square
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please
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be very very careful
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now
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twist it
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on the side
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of the square
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in the middle not on the corners
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so the for won't break
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please be very careful
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put tape
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around the middle of the side of the square ah
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next
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switch the pantyhose
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over
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the wire frame
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like this
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we go
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then
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you do is tie knots
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in the ends right there
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you clip off the rest of the panty hose here
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and you can use whatever is left over to
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make another Square
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you will need one of these squares for each piece of paper
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you want to make
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okay
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what a stop by
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the sink
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or the gray gunky
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so you can see us do it we're going to use this clear plastic Bowl instead of a sink
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next you add three inches of water
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and two
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spoonfuls
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of white blue
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is one
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and two
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and mix it up Stir It Up
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okay you really have to do a good job sketch hands in there yeah that's right
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cool
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this is disgusting
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I love it
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now mix it up some more mix it up really well
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and take your square
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foot
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get into your sink on the sides like this just slide it down the sides
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so it's flat on the bottom
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then lift it out very slowly
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very slowly
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counting to 20 will help
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or else it won't be enough material
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on the nylon
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the paper will be too thin
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and you get to the top
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there we go
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let the water drip out
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for a whole
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minute
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just hang your Square
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in the sun until it's completely dry
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and I remember
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the tiniest bit of moisture will wreck your paper
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so please be very very patient and you can use things other than pantyhose to make your paper
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like cheesecloth
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cheesecloth
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now you're talking
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peel your paper
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off the pantyhose framed
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slowly and carefully
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and there it is
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a sheet of your own
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homemade
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handmade paper
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me Cyclorama
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you can cut your paper
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you can draw a picture on it
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or
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you can even write a letter on it
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just like wallpaper
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it's better than real painter
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it's recycled paper
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you know I have a feeling you could have done this all by yourself Josie
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I got it
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but then it'd be called Josie's World wouldn't it
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although it does have a nice ring to it
