Papermaking is a continuous process, an unbroken line of production that begins with the tree and ends with the cut sheet of paper.

Although wood fiber is the basic ingredient, only a little more than half of the fiber used comes from trees cut specifically for paper manufacture. The remaining fiber is made up of secondary material obtained by recycling used newsprint, spent packaging, and other waste paper. The waste residues of lumber operations and wood chips from saw mills provide additional material. A small quantity of non-wood fibers come from such sources as esparto grass, bagasse (the plant residue left after the juice has been extracted from sugarcane), cereal and flax straws, reeds, cotton and linen rags, waste cotton from cotton mills, and various other plant sources. The choice of materials depends on the intended end use of the paper.Learn about the paper making process.

Newspapers
Many, many people have order newspapers daily. But how many realize that these articles are printed on paper? Newspaper, like paper can be recycled. Plus, they can be recycled at home. Since trees are made into newspaper, the result of throwing away every newsppaper would be devastating to the tres. When the trees are cut down, animals lose their habitat. Recycling your newspaper can help reduce the amount of trees needed for the daily newspaper.