In a unique attempt to minimise the deforestation in the paper manufacturing industry a Karnataka based startup is making eco-friendly paper made out of industrial and agro-waste. Kavya Madappa, the owner of Bluecat Paper mentioned that in her eco-friendly journey, she has managed to save about 30,000 litres of water daily and 30 tonnes of wood per month.
Kavya highlighted that about 3-4 billion trees are cut every year to manufacture paper and to combat this problem she decided to look out for a solution. Bluecat paper uses textile waste from cotton industries such as linen, flax, hemp, lemongrass, mulberry bark, rice stubble, coffee husk, banana fibre and elephant dung and is processed to make various stationery products.