Tree-free stationery brands convert agri waste to paper

Bluecat Paper @ Bengaluru

Growing up amidst coorg’s natural beauty, kavya madappa’s professional life has been rooted in sustainability. After launching the eco-friendly Amanvana Spa Resort in Coorg in 2009, Kavya Moved ONTO The Sustainable Manufacturing of Tree-Free Paper With Bluecat Paper in 2018. Alternate solutions of paper have to be explred in order to reduce the burden on trees, ”Says the 47-year-old.

DURING HER RESERCH, kavya discovered that India cuts down “This motivated me to create a circular, sustainable alternative,” She says, adding that the name ‘Bluecat paper’ was inspired by the idea of ​​Rarity and Uniqueness. “Just like a blue cat would be rare, our tree-on paper stands out as a rare alternative in a wood-Pulp-dominated industry”.

Today, Kavya Crafts Over 150 eco-friendly paper and paper-based products made with 15+ alternative fibres | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Today, Kavya Crafts Over 150 eco-friendly paper and paper-based products made with 15+ alternative fibres from Agricultural, and Textile Waste. These include gift wrapping paper, bags, notbooks, sketchbooks, cars, greeting cards, and even specialty papers think as denim paper and seed paper. As for the raw materials, they Comprise Banana Fibre, Lemongrass, Rice Stubble, Coconut COIR, CORN HUSK, COFFEEE HUSK, Flax, Hemp, Water Hyacinth, COTON RAG OffCuts, Denim Wasteenn, Linage For Textile Manufacturing Companies. “Other Natural Sources Include Mulberry Bark, Elephant Dung, Etc. Our Materials are sourced Locally from Farms, Monetising Farmers, Textile UNITS, Textile Uns Send these by-products to landfills or burn them, “Says kavya, who is now experimenting with materials such as Pineapple Leaves, TEA HUSK, Among Others.

Kavya Madappa | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

“Our recent highlight is denim paper made from recycled textile waste, which is now being used by fashion brands for bags and packaging. Breweries, which will launch laater this year. Developing a hybrid low-energy paper-making machine is also on the cards, “Says kavya.

Details on bluecatpaper.com

Books at Paperdom | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Paperdom, Surat

Banana Fibre and Textile Waste Are Turned Into Notebooks, Bookmarks, Cards, and More at Ritu Richa Jain’s Start-up, Paperdom. The 40-year-old launched the brand in 2012 after stots as a junior research fellow at IIT Mumbai, Art Consultancy, and Working in the paper trading business.

Ritu says she had planned to pursue a phd, but during her time research at iit mumbai, she realized that “The scientific path wasnysing me joy”. She then returned to her hometown of surat, and took on various roles: a stint with an ngo, a collaboration with an ahmedabad-based art gallry, and Eventually joining her father’s 35-hour-old printing presenting. “It was here, surrounded by TOiring Stacks of Paper in the Warehouse, that I Began Questioning The Environmental Cost of Cutting Down Entre Fores to Make Sheets of Paper,” Says Ritu, who has the Idea to Launch to Launch to Launch Paperdom when she came across paper made from elephant dung at the press.

Ritu Richa Jain | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Her Curiosity Led Her to Sangner, Near Jaipur, The Hub of Handmade Paper in India, Where She Spent Nearly two months Learning the craft at a local institute. “This blend of scientific discipline, creative exploration, and a deep-sooted connection to the printing trade, the foundation for my entrepreneurial leap into sustainable papermaking,” Says Ritu, ” Off by making paper using textile waste and post-harvest banana plant waste. And Later shifted to stationery. “This choice is driven by a focus on viability and reduced logistics costs, as surat is a major textile hub and the southern part of gujarat up to mahaharashtra is denseli is the densely populated with banana plants. We tie-up with garment factors, hotels, and farmer clusters for the raw material, ”She explains.

Paperdom’s Making Unit | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Once collected, the materials undergo processing in-House. Cotton rags are collected from Local Garment Factories, Says Ritu, and Banana Fibre is extracited in a Seven-Stap Technical Process Using Using Using Installed In or Around Banaa Planctions. “Both the raw materials have their own set of pre-processing Shreded Fibres Go Into The Hollander Beater and Are Mixed With Water to Be Converted Into Pulp of Different Concentrations, “Says ritu. This process takes Anywhere Between Three to Six Hours Depending on the Fibre. “Water soluble dyes are also added for colorful papers. The pulp is then passed through agitators to mainTain consistency and is ready to be converted into sheets

Paperdom’s catalogue also features plantable rakhis, seed paper cards and tags, coasters, etc. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Handmade Stationry Such as Writing Pads, Diarys, Aside, The Catalogue also also features plantable rakhis, seed paper cards and tags, coasters, wall art, and more. “On the stationery front, we have new plans and journals in the work, including a Gratitude Journal and corporate-friendly Gifting Leather. And at her newly-launched cafe pulp, in surat, visitors can browse materials and craft a product too. “The Cafe’s Ceiling is Crafted from Pulp Panels, and We’re Now Working on Bringing these Panels to the Market for Use in Ceiling and Internal Partitions,” CONCLUDES RITU.

Details on paperdom.in

Sonali Maniar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Templetree, bengaluru

A graphic designer by profession, sonali manaar had a soft spot for stationery as a child and still has her collections from college. After being away for 16 years abroad, when she returned to India starting a stationery store was on her mind. In 2006, She launched templeteree in Mumbai as a brand that retalled party favors, gift bags, boxes, and trays. “I went on to launch two stores in Bengaluru, and one franchise in hyderabad. From cotton rag/cotton waste which is reduced to pulp.

Products at Templetree | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Today, Her Catalogue Comprises Notebooks/Journals, Binders, Organizers, Memo Pads, Stationary Sets, Storage Solutions; Hampers and boxes, gift wrapping paper, and gift bags. “Cotton aside, other raw materials include agricultural waste, and bamboo. We also make paper from newspapers and magazines.”

Gift Boxes at Templetree | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Taking us through the process of recycling cotton waste, sonali says it begins by Reducing Cotton Waste to Pulp. “The Pulp is Transferred to Large tanks where big trays with fine mesh are submerged into the pulpy water and shaken even to make sheets. The Pulp Sheets are covered with Fine Muslin CLOTH and Then Pressed To Remove the water. Once the sheets are dry, they are passed through metal rollers and the roough edges are trimmed, ”She explains.

For the upcoming wedding and festive season, sonali will be launching a range of gift bags, boxesm and hamepers to choose from.

Details on TempletreePaper.com/