P&P Office Waste Paper Processor
The P&P Office Waste Paper Processor is a device that recycles paper into pencils by rolling and compressing paper around a piece of pencil lead with a small amount of adhesive.{{cite web | url=http://inventorspot.com/articles/want_save_paper_pp_office_waste_processor_will_pencil_you | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140113104546/http://inventorspot.com/articles/want_save_paper_pp_office_waste_processor_will_pencil_you | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 13, 2014 | title=Want To Save Paper? The P&P Office Waste Processor Will Pencil You In | publisher=Inventor Spot | accessdate=12 January 2014 | author=Bonderud, Doug}} {{cite web | url=http://dynamicinventions.com/pp-office-waste-processor/# | title=P&P Office Waste Processor | publisher=Dynamic Inventions | date=11 March 2013 | accessdate=12 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113141724/http://dynamicinventions.com/pp-office-waste-processor/ | archive-date=13 January 2014 | url-status=dead }} The device was designed by Chinese inventors Chengzhu Ruan, Yuanyuan Liu, Xinwei Yuan, and Chao Chen.
Design
The P&P Office Waste Paper Processor has been described by HowStuffWorks as looking like "a three-hole punch crossed with an electric pencil sharpener". The device receives paper via a slot in the side.{{cite web | url=http://www.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/5-awesome-new-inventions-youll-never-hear-about2.htm | title=10 Awesome New Inventions You'll Never Hear About | publisher=HowStuffWorks | accessdate=12 January 2014 |author1=Harris, William |author2=Kiger, Patrick | date=12 January 2011 |name-list-style=amp }}