Question

Rahul's friend has his birthday tomorrow. Since he was busy so he could not buy a present for him. He looked around and found papers not in usable condition. He used them and prepared a card, a diary of colourful pages and a photo frame as gifts for his friend. All his friends were surprised when saw them were surprised and so was his friend. All of them asked Rahul lots of questions about his gifts.
(a) Papers are which type of waste?
(b) What is the name of the process used by Rahul?
(c) List a few benefits of this process.
(d) Can all types of paper be treated by this method?
(e) What values do you observe in Rahul?

Answer 1

(a). Paper:

1. Papers are domestic wastes.
2. Wastes produced due to household activities like cooking, cleaning etc., are called domestic wastes.

(b). Recycling of paper:

1. Rahul recycled the paper by making paper mache.
2. Paper mache is a thick paste made up of paper pieces, clay and some rice husk.
3. By using paper mache one can make colourful cards and diaries.

(c). Benefits of recycling:

1. Recycling of paper means the collection and separation of used and discarded items made up of paper and send them to their industries for making fresh paper.
2. By recycling, we can reuse the paper.
3. Recycling paper decreases the amount of waste paper.

(d). Recycling:

1. Recycling of paper means the reuse of paper.
2. All types of paper cannot be used of recycling.
3. Some type of paper contains plastics and this will prevent the formation of paper mache.

(e) Values observed in Rajesh:

1. He has high thinking ability.
2. Knowledge of artwork.
3. He is creative.