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BEHIND

the

MAKING

All fresh, all clean and 100% green! BOXED products are handmade with all of our ingredients being biodegradable. 

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Take a closer look at the behind the scenes of making sustainable packaging out of paper scraps. The products which you can get here at BOXED involve around the main goal of being sustainable and biodegradable. We aim to maximize the resources we use.

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In fact, most of the paper used in our recycling process comes from scraps left at school. Instead of waiting for someone to recycle them, turn them into brand new sheets of paper for multipurpose! 

EQUIPMENT

Pulp & Deckle

Blender

Tub

D.I.Y.

Paper Scraps

Warm Water

WHAT

Plant Based Dyes

Place color pigment in a bowl

Plant Based Dyes

Add few drops of water

Plant Based Dyes

Add tablespoon of corn flour

Plant Based Dyes

Add additional color where needed

Plant Based Dyes

Dry ingredients separated in bowls

Plant Based Dyes

Final product

STEP BY STEP

: Plant-Based Dyes

Make your own paper Packaging!

Equipment List​​

  • Paper scraps - I have gathered papers from teachers and peers at school

    • Can be, double sided scribbled on, colored, whole or torn pieces, as long as you can rip them into small paper scraps

  • Warm water

  • A mixer

  • A big tub

  • A sieve (optional)

  • Spatula (optional)

  • A pulp and deckle

  • Towel

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Preparation

  • Paper scraps ready

  • Fill the tub less than halfway with water at room temperature

 

Making

  • Start by adding paper scraps into the blender, fill about halfway and ad warm water

    • 2:1 of paper scraps to water

  • Mix well until smooth yet chunky consistency

  • Fill into the tub

  • Repeat this process. You can fill the tub with as many loads of scraps as you wish

    • However, should be used within the day you mix the scraps, otherwise they will become too soggy and break apart

  • With your Pulp and Deckle go through the tub and aim to gather an evenly spread layer of scraps

    • If you have holes, use the sieve to collect another layer and spread this on top

    • How thick you make your paper is up to you

 

*Please Note*

  • This will take at least 24 hours to dry, so store it away safely somewhere near the sun

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