The process begins by harvesting trees, which are debarked and cut into small wood chips about the size of a coin.

: As the pulp moves along the screen, water drains away, and the fibers begin to weave together into a wet mat called a "web".

: Paper can also be made from recycled fibers, grass, mulberry bark, or hemp. 🥣 Stage 2: Pulping

: Many mills use "waste" wood from sawmills that cannot be used for lumber.

: Chips are literally "beaten to a pulp" using mechanical force.