Second Paper Management by Recycling Methods to Create Craft Products

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to study the effect on paper using, paper managing in Souphanouvong University and include properties testing, in this study was used 186 questionnaires to collect the opinions of Souphanouvong University staff and produced the recycled paper from second paper by following the treatments were: C100; C90/A10; C80/A20; C70/A30; C60/A40; C50/A50; C40/A60; C30/A70; C20/A80; C90/B10; C80/B20; C70/B30; C60/B40; C50/B50; C40/B60; C30/B70; C20/B80 by remarked: “C” was percentage of paper mulberry bark, “A” was percentage of A4, “B” was percentage of paper box, the data was analyzed the personal data, their opinion and measured the properties of recycled paper. The results shown that: 

            A4 paper was used highest and followed by A3, A0 and A5 papers, the mainly used for examination, assignment and final report with 1 - 5 and 6 - 11 sheets/day, the measures to save paper was used 2 pages, while sending and storing documents was used electronic files. In general, to reduce the paper, which have already been implemented and the environmental protection by selling second paper to traders. But some was destroyed by burning and throwing.

            The recycled paper, it can be used A4 paper and cardboard mixed with mulberry bark to develop a handcraft production, the result of the testing of recycled paper there was significant and was higher with A4 paper and was greater of weight and thickness when compared with cardboard and lowest was used 100% of mulberry bark. However, paper made from 100% of mulberry bark, it has a greater or higher elongation after tensile strength, strength and durability, followed by cardboard and lowest with A4 paper, which is consistent with the percentage of fiber contained in mulberry bark as a high percentage of fiber means good quality of recycled paper.