9 - Explore the properties and qualities of paper - initial thoughts and ideas
Paper is an everyday item in most peoples lives today and is taken for granted. By exploring the properties and qualities of paper, I'll have to dissect what goes into the papermaking process, and explore the impact this has on the environment. To begin this investigation, I decided to take it back to the basics of paper, the properties and the structure of paper. Altering the properties of the paper changes the structure, and by making my own paper I can choose the type of paper I make as an outcome. I'd also like to look at the impact I have on the environment and look into more factors which as a society we could improve to help the environment. A large factor of this is being deforestation and wasting paper. Most people take paper for granted and don't think about how much waste one produces on a daily basis. Just from my experience, I work as a cashier in a busy retail shop and the amount of waste paper just from receipts alone means I can fill a small paper bin ...