First step is the waste paper repulping.

This is the core process of the pulping process

which includes the deflaking and defibering. Deflaking dissociates interlaced fibers into
single fiber and keeps the virgin state and strength of fibers, while defibering is the
continuous process of deflaking. Here, bales of waste paper are loaded into a circular
tank containing water called a hydrapulper, where a very powerful agitator at the bottom
breaks up the bales into small pieces.
he resulting waste paper pulp is then screened and cleaned to treat the coarse material.
The waste paper pulp is diluted into a low concentration to separate the large-size
impurities from the coarse pulp. Some loosened carbon from the ink maybe separated
as well. Here, a pressure washer is being used.
Due to most of the printing ink being oil-based, the ink particles have a hydrophobic
property. In a floatation tank, surfactants are used to collect ink particles and uplift them
from the pulp. Some nonionic surfactants widely used as dispersants are listed here.
such as ethoxylated linear alcohols, ethoxylated alkyl phenols, ethoxylated fatty acids,
oligoethylene-oxide alkyl ether, and polyethyleneoxide alkyl ether, are widely used as
dispersants.
Using a screw press, the pulp washing process uses water or diluent to dissolve the
nonfibrous and soluble substance in the pulp cooking process. When these are
separated from the fibers a clean pulp is finally obtained. Also, it is in the pulp washing
process that the waste liquor is extracted.
The concentration process increases the pulp concentration and make the pulp easy to
stock. This also stabilizes the pulp concentration to meet the requirements. Using a
gravity disc thickener, the water in the pulp enters a hollow shaft through a filter screen
which then flows out to a pipeline. The pulp is then intercepted by the filter screen and
separates the pulp and water. The stocks are then knocked off by a high-pressure
shower, resulting to a thickened stock.
Lastly, we have the pulp bleaching which is done so that the recovered pulp particles
are brightened or whitened. Bleaching the paper pulp is important for the production of
not only white but also colored paper since a bleached surface is needed for dyeing.
Pulp is bleached in a pulp bleaching tower using mostly oxygen bleaching techniques
rather than chlorine bleaching due to its high environmental pollution problem.