To provide a method for permitting use in a wet state by retaining appropriate wet strength in addition to a sterilizing and disinfecting effect in toilet paper, hand drying paper or the like using recycled paper.

A waste plum pickling liquid, alcohol, other bactericide, disinfectant, aromatic or the like is used for a sterilizing and disinfecting liquid. Toilet paper 5, hand wiping paper or the like is moistened momentarily by spraying a sterilizing and disinfecting liquid to the surface of the toilet paper 5, the hand wiping paper or the like with a sprayer 9 and used immediately. Preferably, before use, water or warm water is sprayed to impregnated paper obtained by impregnating paper with a sterilizing and disinfecting liquid and drying in papermaking.