A look back: the hand made paper factory
A series of photographs from one of our field trips to the hand made paper factory. These pictures show the process of going from scraps of recycled cotton and paper to finished products.
This is the shredder room where the scrap material is collected from all over India and shipped to the factory
The first step - sorting the raw materials
Sanjeev (Shivani's husband) explains the hand made paper making process next to the pulper
The students watch as the pulp is collected into sheets
Men at the Tank
Sanjeev with the students under drying sheets of paper
A look into the factory
The paper is flattened by a press to make it free from wrinkles
A closer look at the texture of the finished paper
The finished products, ready for sale and export. Many of these products will find their way to stores in the US or Europe.
- Shivani and Kai