Teaching About Paper and Recycling

TAPPI -- the association for the pulp, paper, and converting industry offers on this site brochures such as:

Are We Running Out of Trees?
How Are Trees Grown for Paper?
Why Do Some Paper Mills Have an Odor?
How is Paper Recycled?
What’s in a Tree?
How Much Paper can be Made from a Tree?
Why Recycle?
How Are Corrugated Boxes Made?

And, they offer (sell for only one dollar) posters on recycling paper that are perfect for the classroom, teachers materials, CD-ROMS and educational videos on:

Paper: The Video
This 12-minute video takes a light-hearted, fun-filled look at the ways paper has influenced society, past and present. A valuable discussion tool for students and teachers, the video spotlights the critical role paper plays in our everyday lives.

Modern Papermaking
Four-minute overview of the paper manufacturing process. Great for classroom visits and tour groups. All ages.

Recycling: Lost and Found
Four-minute overview of the industrial paper recycling process. Great for classroom visits and tour groups. All ages.

The Paper Trail - The History of Paper
Four-minute overview of the history of paper. Great for classroom visits and tour groups. All ages.