A method of improving the physical and/or mechanical properties of re-dispersed dried or partially dried microfibrillated cellulose, characterized in that: a. an aqueous composition of microfibrillated cellulose is dewatered by one or more of: i. dewatering by belt press, ii. a high-pressure automated belt press, iii. centrifuge, iv. tube press, v. screw press, and vi. rotary press to produce a dewatered microfibrillated cellulose composition, wherein the microfibrillated cellulose is obtained from a recycled pulp, or a papermill broke, or a papermill waste stream, or waste from a papermill; b. the dewatered microfibrillated cellulose composition is dried by one or more of: i. a fluidized bed dryer, ii. microwave and/or radio frequency dryer, iii. a hot air swept mill or a hot air swept dryer, a cell mill or a multirotor cell mill, and iv. freeze drying to produce a dried or partially dried microfibrillated cellulose composition; c. re-dispersing the dried or at least partially dried microfibrillated cellulose in a liquid medium, optionally a recycled wastewater derived from the manufacturing plant in which the re-dispersed microfibrillated cellulose is used to manufacture an article, product or composition, and wherein said dried or partially dried microfibrillated cellulose is re-dispersed in the presence of one or more additives selected from the group consisting of one or more salts, one or more sugars, such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, one or more glycols, such as ethylene glycol, urea, carboxymethyl cellulose and guar gum, wherein upon re-dispersing the dried or partially dried microfibrillated cellulose composition into the liquid medium, the microfibrillated cellulose has a tensile index and/or viscosity which is at least 50 % of the tensile index and/or viscosity of the aqueous composition of microfibrillated cellulose prior to drying at a comparable concentration and a fibre steepness of from 20 to 50. a. an aqueous composition of microfibrillated cellulose is dewatered by one or more of: i. dewatering by belt press, ii. a high-pressure automated belt press, iii. centrifuge, iv. tube press, v. screw press, and vi. rotary press to produce a dewatered microfibrillated cellulose composition, wherein the microfibrillated cellulose is obtained from a recycled pulp, or a papermill broke, or a papermill waste stream, or waste from a papermill; i. dewatering by belt press, ii. a high-pressure automated belt press, iii. centrifuge, iv. tube press, v. screw press, and vi. rotary press b. the dewatered microfibrillated cellulose composition is dried by one or more of: i. a fluidized bed dryer, ii. microwave and/or radio frequency dryer, iii. a hot air swept mill or a hot air swept dryer, a cell mill or a multirotor cell mill, and iv. freeze drying to produce a dried or partially dried microfibrillated cellulose composition; i. a fluidized bed dryer, ii. microwave and/or radio frequency dryer, iii. a hot air swept mill or a hot air swept dryer, a cell mill or a multirotor cell mill, and iv. freeze drying c. re-dispersing the dried or at least partially dried microfibrillated cellulose in a liquid medium, optionally a recycled wastewater derived from the manufacturing plant in which the re-dispersed microfibrillated cellulose is used to manufacture an article, product or composition, and wherein said dried or partially dried microfibrillated cellulose is re-dispersed in the presence of one or more additives selected from the group consisting of one or more salts, one or more sugars, such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, one or more glycols, such as ethylene glycol, urea, carboxymethyl cellulose and guar gum, wherein upon re-dispersing the dried or partially dried microfibrillated cellulose composition into the liquid medium, the microfibrillated cellulose has a tensile index and/or viscosity which is at least 50 % of the tensile index and/or viscosity of the aqueous composition of microfibrillated cellulose prior to drying at a comparable concentration and a fibre steepness of from 20 to 50.