How Do You Cover School Books Using Biodegradable Materials?
• Cover with recycled paper. Paper is biodegradable and what better paper than recycled? Keep birthday, Christmas, other occasion wrapping paper, cut out magazine paper, old calendars, menus, newspaper, etc., whatever takes your fancy. Paper can be ironed flat if needed; just pop under a towel and use a medium heat on the iron. Loading… • Cover with brown paper or butcher’s paper. Again, this is biodegradable and is readily available from craft stores, post offices, newsprint places, etc. • Try rice paper. If you can get hold of rice paper, it is strong, biodegradable, and even edible (but don’t try eating it after the book is in constant use as that’s unhygienic and unsafe). • Cover with cloth. In the old days, it was commonplace for people to cover their books with cloth. Cloth covering is not only biodegradable but serves as excellent cover protector – antiquarian books can be purchased today which are largely intact still thanks to cloth covers having been lovingly added many dec
