Using spent barley to make premium tree-free paper

We believe in circularity that grants the brewers their labels, menus, postcards, and signage for the breweries. We collect spent grain (barley, hops, etc.) left over from the beer-making process and use it to create paper with the beer-makers themselves. The spent barley is residual waste from beer production and would otherwise go to waste. Spent barley has relatively lesser cellulose content, when mixed with cotton pulp, spent barley makes beautiful, unique textured paper. Through this unique recycling process, we help reduce our carbon footprint. His gorgeous paper makes bags, gift wrap, notebook covers, placemats, coasters and is perfect for packaging. At bluecatpaper we believe in this strongly enough to try. And we are so excited about the results.