Handmade Paper Storage Baskets Made From Upcycled Cotton Waste (Pack of 3)
The Product
Declutter and stay organised with these gorgeous handmade paper storage baskets. With their unique material and quirky designs, they are sure to brighten up your desk or decor. Use them to hold trinkets, keys, change or odds and ends lying around the house. You can even use them to organise stuff in your wardrobe. The paper is made by recycling cotton bits and dyed with plantbased and other natural dyes, so it is extra ecofriendly and earthy. Don't cut trees for paper and notebooks. Support sustainable, recycled products!
Available in 2 unique designs: Dark coffee brown; and olive green with white leaf motif in 3 sizes
Features:
Created from cotton bits, handmade and sustainable
Hand sewn and therefore durable and reusable many times over
The raw material is up cycled, and the water is recycled and reused in production.
Product Specifications:
Product Description: Handmade Paper Storage Baskets Made From Upcycled Cotton Waste (Pack of 3)
Package contains: 3 Handmade Paper Storage Baskets Made From Upcycled Cotton Waste in 3 sizes: Small, Medium and Large
Dimensions (cms):
Small: 21.5 x 14
Medium: 24 x 15.2
Large: 27 x 16.7
Weight: 160g
What Goes Into Making Blue Cat Paper?
India is the world's 2nd largest hub for cloth manufacturing. It 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. Bluecat Paper uses this in its hand paper making unit. This is possible because cotton contains very high cellulose and therefore is at the very heart of all handmade paper. Blue Cat's handmade paper is made from secondary waste such as chindi, banana, coffee husk, coconut husk , and lemon grass. Chindi is collected from nearby manufacturing units, sorted by colour and then readied for the beating process. The using ecofriendly, sustainable dyes so that the paper is available in various colours. What's more is that no water is wasted while making this paper as all the water used during production is recycled back to production.
The Artisans
Local male and female artisans are elevated from unskilled to semi skilled status by training them on the handmade paper making process. This training program lasts for nearly 5 months.
Your Impact
The method followed for making this recycled, handmade paper is an ideal and environmentally friendly way of making paper. The resultant paper is 100% upcycled and sustainable because it does not require full grown trees to be felled and makes productive use of cotton waste, which would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.
Why we like it
These sturdy recycled paper storage bins are a beautiful way to stay neat and oragnised whether it is at home or at work. Use them to stash away your stationery or clothes in a jiffy or just use them as an accessory to brighten up a corner of your space and add a touch of whimsy. We love that they are handmade and make innovative use of cotton waste.