Tree-free | 100% upcycled | Sustainable | Made from pre-consumer waste
Handmade Paper
There is an exciting synchronicity between nature, plant fiber and papermaking. At bluecat paper we create our beautiful papers with the pulp of cotton, mulberry, coffee husk to name a few. We go through a process of cooking, beating followed by handpaper making. This is an ideal and environmentally- friendly way of making paper which in turn defines our beautiful and creative products.
India is a country rich in biodiversity. It is the 2nd largest hub for manufacturing clothes. It is the 2nd largest populated country.
Choose handmade paper made in India. Bluecat paper is India`s new Handmade paper making company!
We specialise in unique papers created from cotton, linen, coffee husk, banana, mulberry, and lemongrass. Our special team of designers and artisans create contemporary and visually compelling products! Our paper is 100% Handmade. Upcycled. Recycled. We don`t cut trees for paper. We recycle all the water. We believe in encouraging sustainability and protecting the environment.
You ask with interest, how does this fit in? We connect the dots for you. India uses over 35 million tonnes of raw cotton every year for manufacturing clothes. During the manufacturing process, there is about 3 to 5% wastage of the cotton fabric that we call `chindi`. These are secondary waste cut pieces that end up in the landfill, dumps or taken back to make yarn.
We at bluecat paper, Bangalore, India have used for this in our hand paper making unit. At Bluecat paper we create handmade paper from secondary waste such as chindi, banana, coffee husk, coconut husk, and lemongrass.
We collect chindi from our nearby manufacturing units, color sorts them and get them ready for the beating process. We call in our local ( both male and female) population, offer them training programs in order to elevate them from unskilled to semi-skilled status by training them on the sheet formation process – the vital step in making of handmade papers in India.
Our organic banana papers are created from tree-free agricultural bio-products to make wonderful paper that supports laser printers and inkjet printers. Both the agricultural by-product of the plantations create solid waste issues worldwide and using this to make paper helps combat these issues.
On one hand, you save trees. The other you help upcycle and reduce waste and stop burning. This paper is a perfect example of how upcycling can help change the planet. The utilization of banana papers aids conserve our natural resources and creates sustainable paper.— printer. Acid-free paper will not disintegrate or yellow over time. At Bluecatpaper we use this method of converting banana stumps into paper and therefore encourage sustainability and clean paper. Banana Paper is an award-winning paper in the industry as it saves trees. It is 100 % sustainable.
This training program lasts for nearly 5 months! During observation when we `lift `a fine and even sheet of paper we realise that our efforts have been successful.Therefore we have now equipped our employed staff to now create a beautiful strong sheet of paper. This is the empowerment of a special kind. Now our employed force has learned how to make a sustainable product with their hands.
This is how we connect the dots. Manufacturing of clothes and a combination of eager to learn youth result in beautiful handmade paper. We don’t cut trees for paper India. We are 100% sustainable, upcycled and recycled. We don’t waste water as we recycle all our water back to production. Write in clean paper. Leave the trees to the birds. Handmade paper in India is unique.
At Bluecatpaper we combine India s strengths to give you the finest, cleanest paper that you will never tire of. So write away without guilt. Wrap those beautiful gifts without contributing to cutting trees. Choose earth-friendly paper.
At Bluecat paper we believe in ethical practices and clean means of paper India production.
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