This is called the deinking process. All the ink on newspaper, scrap paper and even milk cartons needs to be removed. It involves a difficult chemical and mechanical process. The paper is washed with soapy water. This removes the ink and any plastic coating or glue. At this point, the paper is very wet and mushy. The fifth process is putting this wer paper into a waste holding tank. The staff at the recycling plant then adds different material to the wet paper. This is how different types of new paper are made. of course, A4 paper for computer printers needs to be a different thickness than that of paper grocery bags. The sixth process is spreading the types pf paper onto large flat sheets. The largest of these sheets will be used for newsprint to make newspapers.The final process is the drying stage.After that the paper is ready to be shipped.