TASK 1:
Question: The diagram below shows how paper is produced and recycled.
ANSWER:
The illustration demonstrates the process of paper production from natural materials and its recycling.
Overall, the process comprises two main stages: the initial production of paper from raw wood, and the recycling of used paper to reproduce it. While the first stage involves mechanical steps starting from tree felling to pulp refining, the second stage focuses on the reuse of newspaper through chemical and physical processes. Notably, the paper production and the recycling procedures converge at the pulping stage to produce usable paper.
Looking first at the initial production, begins with the felling of trees, which are then fed into a drum for bark removal. After that, the debarked logs are chipped into smaller pieces using a chipper. These wood chippings are refined into pulp by a specialized machine, which then goes through pulp pressing to form paper rolls. In the next stage, the rolled paper is used for printing newspapers.
Turning to the recycling process, once newspapers are printed and used, they are collected and sent for recycling. The recycling process starts with ink removal, followed by a pulping stage. This recycled pulp undergoes pulp pressing, together with the original pulp from wood, to reproduce paper, creating a continuous loop between production and recycling.
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