(a) Collect pieces of different kinds of paper. Find out which of these can be recycled,
(b) With the help of a lens look at the pieces of paper you collected for the above question. Do you see any difference in the material of recycled paper and a new sheet of paper?

(a) Different papers were collected from the following sources: Newspapers, old notebooks, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, etc.

Pieces of paper obtained from newspapers, notebooks, magazines, etc. can be recycled.

Plastic-coated and shiny papers like magazine covers and notebook covers cannot be recycled easily.

The above image shows plastic-coated shiny paper.

(b) On looking, with the help of a lens, at the pieces of paper collected from the above-mentioned sources the surface of recycled paper is rough whereas the surface of the new sheet of paper is smooth.

The given image shows the rough surface of the recycled paper.

[Extra information: Recycling paper is the process by which waste paper is turned into new paper products. Papers should be recycled because it saves waste paper from occupying the homes of people and producing methane as it breaks down. Moreover, the need to produce more paper is reduced. Paper is made from trees so recycling paper helps in saving environment.]