Handmade Recycled Paper Gift Wrapping Sheets with Pineapple Print (Pack of 3)
The Product
Make a statement with not just your gift, but with these unique, ecofriendly gift wrapping options.
Package contains: 3 handmade paper gift wrapping sheets in assorted colours
Features
Recycled from cotton pulp
100% handmade, upcycled and recycled.
Assorted colours
Ideal for wrapping gifts for all special occasions. Size A1
Dimensions (cms): 90 x 90 x 60
Weight: 220g
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
During festivals and holidays, finding the right gift is only half the battle. Whether it's a handmade, upcycled, or storebought, you've still got to find a way to wrap it up. For so long, we've relied on huge volumes of glossy printed paper, cellophane and shiny wrapping to gift our presents. Yet, it only takes a few seconds to unwrap a gift, and all that shredded paper is sent off to the garbage. This recycled gift wrap will not just make your gift stand out of the crowd, it also saves so much virgin paper from being sent to the landfill. We love it because it makes sure holidays are filled with fun, without leaving behind a mountain of trash.