Every year, tonnes of waste is produced by households and industries in the form of plastic. No matter how many measures we take to save the environment, the condition will not get better if we do not cut down the usage of resources. Renewal and reuse of the resources are very important in the present scenario to save the planet and make it sustainable. 

A4 size paper bundles are used in offices, households, and everywhere else. But they contribute to the most amount of wastage in the environment. Our recycled papers are the best alternative to replace virgin papers —  our paper bundles ace in quality as well as affordability. 

Environment-friendly 

Every day, we use paper for multiple purposes. Wherever writing or printing is in question, the requirement of paper arises. However, these papers, once used, are thrown away in the trash. This creates tonnes of paper waste, which is then disposed of in the oceans or landfills. To prevent this stage, it is necessary to use recycled paper. Our A4 sheet bundle is environment-friendly as it does not adversely affect the environment. 

100% post-consumer waste

When a consumer has used paper, it is a general tendency that he or she shall dispose of in the dustbin. All the waste gets collected in one place, which produces harmful toxic gases. This leads to a rise in air pollution. To tackle the situation of waste, it is pertinent to have a waste management system in place. Our papers are made from post-consumer waste, which is recycled into new paper.

500sheets in one ream

You get 500 sheets in one ream. One can also avail discounts in bulk orders. Paper is something which is always in demand, be it offices, schools, courts, or household. So, it is a good option to purchase them in bulk, this can save you money, and you can get your hands on different offers. 

Think Trash initiative

Our A4 sheet bundle is a part of the Think Trash initiative. Companies must be a part of Corporate Social Responsibility. Apart from that, it is the responsibility of every company to give back to the society and environment that it has taken from it. Hence, industries are advised to participate in this initiative and contribute their bit in sustainable development. 

Quality with affordability

The most significant parameter before buying the papers, which need to be checked in advance, is the quality. A4 sheet bundle is made with pulp from old papers mixed with water. This mixture is then flattened in shape using wooden frames. The papers are further dried adequately to then be sold. They are of premium quality at a reasonable price.  

Every year 65.5 percent of paper is recycled from waste. However, the same paper is not capable of being recycled multiple times; it does have limitations. Once the paper has been recycled, the fibers with which it is made tends to weaken. One process after another, the paper loses its strength. 

Our A4 sheet bundle is an excellent way of promoting a green environment. They are only recycled seven times to keep the quality intact. 

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To save the environment and to rescue our next generation from the dearth of resources, we have to consider environmental-friendly living styles. Our use of synthetic products needs to be reduced, we have to find healthier alternatives to the chemicals that we use in the plants, and of course, we must cut down on tree hacking. On the flip side, our primary focus should be on afforestation. 

However, it’s indeed impossible to shun the use of trees altogether. To think about it, our lives revolve around the use of trees and its by-products. Every time a new industry or factory is set, forest cover is cleared to make space for the same. Additionally, the products and by-products of the trees are used in powering these industries. Of all the products we use, the paper turns out to be the most prevalent — however, it’s time to cut down on the use of paper. 

Recycled paper

Since it’s not possible to cut down on the usage of paper entirely, a middle path can be used. We can opt for recycled paper or plantable paper products to reduce the pressure created on the natural resources. Recycled products are quite popular these days.

A lot of industries are using recycled products for making note-pads, newspaper, and paper-bags. Many countries across the world have banned the usage of plastic, and thus recycled bags have come to prominence. Since all of us are tech-friendly these days, buying paper bags online is something that we all do. However, there are a few essential aspects to consider before doing that. 

Quality of bags

When paper bags are ordered online, generally, it is done in bulk. In that light, it’s crucial to come up with a  particular quantity. If you are ordering the bags for your business, then make sure you have calculated the amount of sale you are likely to have in the season, the number of your customers, and, finally, the quantity of your product. 

Ideally, the bags should just be enough to meet the need of the hour. You do not want to pile the paper bags. The idea is to save the environment, and stocking up paper bags unused may not be the right way to go about it. 

Brown paper bags vs. white paper bags

Generally, paper bags are available in two colors, i.e., brown paper bags and white paper bags. Mostly, the brown paper bags are used; however, if you are ordering paper bags for your company, it might be a promising idea to opt for the white ones. 

White paper bags, owing to its background color, make the logo of the company shine brighter. Even if you have taglines to your company, it shows clearly on the white-toned bags. 

The sustainability factor

The demand for custom paper bags is reducing the popularity of single-use plastic, which has been very dominant in the past. With our concerns about natural preservations rising, more and more business houses and brands are opting for recycled paper bags or plantable paper bags. 

Not only are these paper bags unique by nature, but they also come in various styles, shapes, sizes, and patterns, which make these bags highly desirable and very fashionable, to say the least. 

Recyclable paper

Indeed all paper by nature is recyclable or compostable, but if you are ordering paper bags online, then make sure to ask your dealer for environment-friendly options. Ideally, it’s a good idea to opt for recyclable products so that you do not create pressure on the existing resources. 

Recycled paper bags are not rare. Owing to the rising environmental awareness, more and more people are using paper bags, and thus, it’s quite freely available. 

Paper bags come in various price ranges; even if you are opting for the recyclable paper bags, there are grades marking different types. So, in addition to selecting the type, size, color, paper quality, and pattern, it’s crucial to find out the different pricing options when you are planning on purchasing paper bags online. 

Make sure you select an affordable and budget-friendly option that can satisfy your brand needs and help you sustain the environment. It’s time to go green, leave something back for the next generation, and it all starts with a healthy choice- recyclable paper bags. So, let’s begin today. 

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Who wouldn’t love to import bundles of crisp handmade seed paper?

A paper infused with seeds is a splendid marketing option and a unique way to associate your brand with a green initiative. Not only can seed paper be used as a corporate social responsibility activity but can also be used to create a personal touch like greeting cards, visiting cards, thank you cards, etc. Our seed paper carries with it, a beautiful earthy vibe that will make anyone feel special and touched.

Now before we get into the nitty gritties on why you must choose Pepaa to import seed paper paper,  let us tell you what actually is seed paper and how it is made:

Seed paper is a paper that is infused with tiny, fresh seeds that allow the paper to grow into a breathtaking green plant after its use.  All our seed papers are handmade and out of recycled paper. The creation of this paper undergoes a well defined process by our artisans. Initially, a paper pulp is made out of all the recycled paper collected. Once the pulp is ready it is time to mix it with various seeds. And, these seeds are no ordinary ones. In fact, each seed is a high quality organic one that is chosen with precision. After the seeds are thoroughly mixed into the paper pulp it’s time we flattened the paper and shape it into its desired form. There you have it, a paper made by all the papers that already exist in nature and that will go back to the nature. How you ask?

All you need to do is place the paper in a lovely flower pot filled with nourished soil. Soak the paper into the soil with some good amount of water. Keep pouring water in your pot for a few days and wait for the magic to unravel. The paper you planted will slowly decompose into the soil and all that will be left are the organic seeds. As the days pass, these seeds will germinate into small saplings and will soon become full grown plants. Incredible right? A paper that you had once is now dancing away on your balcony as a gorgeous green plant.

Why choose Pepaa when looking to import seed paper?

Geographical locations are not barriers: We have been known to deliver seed paper to countries like Dubai and Spain. The best attribute about our seed paper is that we use only those seeds that will withstand the climatic conditions of a particular country. We have a variety of vegetable and flower seeds that we infuse like tomato, marigold, basil, chilli, etc. You may be residing on any corner this globe but, we can assure you to expect only those seed papers that will grow effortlessly on your part of the land.

• Quality is King: Our seed paper products are recognized and appreciated for their quality. We make sure we do not compromise on the quality of a single element used to create the handmade seed paper. Whether it is the recycled paper or the organic seeds, each of them are handpicked and undergo a thorough inspection. Our artisans invest a good amount of time and effort to deliver seed paper products that match the global standards of quality. So be ready to hold some rich and fine quality paper products when you import from Pepaa.

• Ensures Transparency: Importing bulk orders are always a hassle. Whether it is following the legal norms, customs or inspecting whether the right product has been delivered in the right form or not. But keep all these worries at bay when you import from Pepaa. We take care of all the import requirements and support you with any other formalities or procedures required while importing. Our seed paper products are delivered in on time in every nook and corner of the world.
• Variety of Products Options: What paper products are you looking for? Is it a visiting card? A greeting card? A thank you card? Labels or tags? Notepads or notebooks? Coasters? We have it all. And to top it off, we even customize all these products with your brand names on it. We create countless seed paper products that ultimately help you to up your marketing game. So don’t be shy to get in touch with us, we assure you we will have something that suits your brand the best.

We believe in giving back to the nature that supports us unconditionally. Help us to nourish a greener and better environment for tomorrow. Import now from Pepaa!

2050. 

The end of the world has been the stuff of legend – movies have been made, soothsayers have predicted it, and now the judgment has officially been passed.

In another 31 years, 90% of mankind will be annihilated by climate change, says Australia’s Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration (BNCCR). 

That means in 31 years, most of us will likely be dead.

 This is following up on the news that world leaders heard in the General Assembly earlier this year about the climate change emergency – 

“Only 11 years is all that remains to stop irreversible damage from climate change.”

Climate emergency is true and staring us in the face. 

11 years to stop irreversible damage from climate change. 31 years before we perish for good. 

It’s time to formally and historically acknowledge just how badly we are messing with Planet Earth.

Just last month, a 34-member panel consisting of eminent scientists of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) voted in favor of declaring a new epoch in the history of Earth: Anthropocene—an era when humans have a disproportionate impact on the planet. This new era signals the end of the Holocene Epoch, which began 11,650 years ago.

What is Anthropocene?

The term ‘Anthropocene’ was coined in the year 2000 by Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer. It refers to the current geological age in which human activity is the dominant influence on the environment. This new geological epoch is defined by human activities that have caused plastic trash overload, carbon emissions, atomic weapons, and industrial smog.

To put it simply, Anthropocene is the time period when humans make a significant impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystem.

But the term goes beyond just climate change and physical changes to the Earth. It also refers to the massive impact we have made on fellow Earthlings. And what an impact we have made!

A recent UN report revealed that 1 million species of animals and plants are now facing extinction due to human activity.

• Out of the 8 million animal and plant species on Earth, 1 million are threatened with extinction.
• More than 40% of amphibian species, almost 33% of corals and more than a third of all marine mammals are threatened
• 66% of the marine environment has been significantly altered and 33% marine mammals are threatened with extinction.

Now, with the latest bombshell, we are just confirming what scientists and environmentalists have been harping about for years.

The noose is around our neck.

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Should we take this report seriously?

The BNCCR findings may seem alarmist, but the cause for alarm is genuine, the report says. It argues that though the data is there for all to see, bodies like the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are not projecting the doomsday scenario realistically enough—that they are “erring on the side of least drama”.

“We must never forget that we are in a unique situation with no precise historic analogue. The level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is now greater, and the Earth warmer than what human beings have ever experienced. And there are almost eight billion of us now living on this planet.”

According to the study, we are marching towards an existential crisis at a much quicker trot than previously thought. It even questions the efficacy of the Paris Agreement that aims to cap global temperature rise to 3-5°C.

That’s bad enough for disaster, the BNCCR says. “…3°C of warming already constitutes an existential risk,” says the study.

The BNCCR claims that a 3°C rise would correspond to a 0.5m rise in sea levels endangering coastal areas around the world.

Mumbai, Shanghai and other cities at risk

A 3°C rise in temperatures would correspond to a 0.5m rise in sea levels endangering coastal areas around the world. “If climate change was to reach 3°C, most of Bangladesh and Florida would drown, while major coastal cities — Shanghai, Lagos, Mumbai — would be swamped, likely creating large flows of climate refugees,” says the study.

Besides, when temperatures rise more than 3°C, the domino effect that will be hard to roll back. Think no more polar ice caps to reflect the sun’s rays and heat, Arctic permafrost defrosting to release methane into the atmosphere and other such horrendous things that will only make the Earth hotter still. A 4°C rise could annihilate up to 80-90% of the global human population, say the study.

The think-tank estimates that if nothing is done, by 2050 up to 1 billion people currently residing in West Africa and the Middle East will have to relocate because the climate conditions there will make these places unliveable. Other parts of the world will experience more than 20 days of “record-breaking heatwaves and wildfires, more intense flooding and more damaging hurricanes” every year. 

“Climate change is now reaching the end-game, where very soon, humanity must choose between taking unprecedented action, or accepting that it has been left too late and bear the consequences.” That’s a chilling warning.

On World Environment Day, we at Pepaa hope that we urgently recognize the impact of human interference, and spread awareness about the reality of the role of mankind in the destruction of Planet Earth.

Source Article: Conde Nest

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Plantable Seed Papers is the future of the paper industry. At Pepaa, we make exquisite Plantable seed papers in India.

Over the years, paper has proved to be life changing product in every industry. Anciently used record important events, it came to be used to build weapons and even houses. Today, there are more than 5,000 products that are made from paper. A significant stationery, office and art supply, it’s used in packaging of most of the products. Even with the advent of technology, paper strongly maintained its position.

It is a common fact that our lives are dependant on paper. An average office worker consumes over 10,000 sheets of paper every year. This number only increases with each passing year. Most of us are aware of the paper waste that is generated and do take a step to limit our paper usage. However, it is challenging to completely eliminate the consumption of this simple yet dynamic product.

The Origin of Plantable Seed Papers in India

With decades of consuming paper and realising the impact of waste paper on the environment, the concept of seed paper was introduced. Seed Paper is the new age, eco friendly variant of paper. Its innovative and every environmentalists dream come true. It’s a one of kind paper that is embedded with seeds. The unique characteristic of this paper is that after its usage, the paper can be grown into plants. Seed Paper comes in a wide variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers.

How is Plantable Seed Papers in India Made?

The process of making seed paper is absolutely manual and handmade. Every piece of pre-consumed paper is shredded into tiny pieces. Water is added to these small pieces to make paste like consistency. Now here’s the interesting part, plant and tree seeds are added to the paste. These seeds are handpicked with extreme care. Once the seeds are combined, the mixture is poured into thin sheets and dried. This is how leftover waste paper and paper products can turn into an earthy sheet of organic, eco friendly paper.

Plantable Seed Papers in India

Seed Paper is only a few years old in India. However, its grown to hold the position of a influential green alternative. Pepaa is one of the leading manufactureres of Seed Paper in India. With a massive collection of products made out of seed paper, it has the potential to make every product, every event a sustainable one.

Pepaa has a wide range of Seed Paper products to suit every occasion. Whether its a wedding or a corporate event, we’ve got you covered.

Here are a few products that we make from seed paper in India that can help save the earth!

Plantable Wedding Invitation Cards: Plantable seed paper wedding invitation cards that will leave your guests awestruck, making your big day memorable and meaningful. The growing plants from the paper will symbolize strength and growth in your relationship.

Plantable Seed Paper Notebooks and Notepads: Notebooks and notepads are some of the most used products in the world. No matter what your age, you will always reach out for something to write on. Imagine having all these thoughts and emotions that you pour into these books grow into plants? Yes, it’s possible with Pepaa!

Plantable Seed Paper Bags: Paper bags play a significant role in any form of gifting. Plantable seed paper bags delicately provide a home to everything that we put in while not being dumped in a corner after its usage. They’re a perfect solution to the catastrophic plastic carry bags.

Plantable Seed Paper Visiting Cards: Imagine having to give a client an eco friendly visiting card that wont burden him like all other endless cards. Can you imagine the impact it would have on the client, let alone the environment? This long lasting impact is exactly what we strive for.

Plantable Cloth Tags and Labels: Adopting plantable tags and labels will do wonders to your corporate image. Such a green practice will make you shine amongst others. Your clients and customers will not only take back a product, but also a green plant that will provide them with a lifetime of fresh air.

Plantable Bookmarks: Are you a bookworm? What if we told you that your favourite bookmark that accompanied you while you experienced all those adventures could bloom into a flower? Well, yes it can. An ideal gift for book lovers, it’s also a unique corporate gifting idea.

Seed Paper Greeting Cards: Greeting cards are considered to be the most precious gift for a loved one. They can be personalised to add more meaning. To make these cards even more special, we made them out of seed paper. Each greeting card of love will grow into a plant. It will nourish not only your relationship, but also the environment.

Have another seed paper product in mind? Worry not! Tell us about your product and we’ll make it with the finest quality of seed paper in India.

Ambitious dreams have now become a reality as the Ocean Cleanupdeploys its $20 million system designed to clean up the 1.8 trillion pieces of trash floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The floating boom system was deployed on Saturday from San Francisco Bay and will undergo several weeks of testing before being hauled into action. The system was designed by the nonprofit Ocean Cleanup, which was founded in 2013 by 18-year-old Dutch inventor Boyan Slat. Their mission is to develop “advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.”

The floating boom system, with the help of dozens of more booms, is estimated to clean up half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the first five years. Each boom will trap up to 150,000 pounds of plastic per year as they float along the currents between California and Hawaii.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a vortex of trash created from an ocean gyre in the central North Pacific. The trash vortex was discovered in the mid-1980s and lies halfway between Hawaii and California.

The garbage patch is so large, it is easily detectable from space via satellites and covers roughly 1.6 million square kilometers and 1.8 trillion pieces of debris. The trash is collected and trapped within a circulating ocean current, called a gyre. This prevents the distribution of the garbage patch, a benefit when creating a system to collect the plastic.

The floating boom system, after undergoing testing, will be towed out 1,400 miles to the garbage patch around mid-October and begin collecting trash. The floating boom drifts along with the local currents, creating a U-shaped formation. As the boom floats, it collects trash in the U shaped system, which has 10 feet of netting below it to collect smaller fragments of plastic. Once the boom is full, a vessel will meet the boom to collect the plastic and transport it to land for sorting and recycling.

The idea is that the 10 feet of netting is not deep enough that fish can’t swim below it, with the hope that the boom will collect trash and not fish. However, this is something that remains to be seen in the open ocean.

While the organization has ambitious plans and the technology still remains unproven in the open ocean, they are the closest to a solution to cleaning up the garbage patch we have. No other company has a deployable system able to clean up the garbage patch on this scale.

The company is backed by some heavy hitters in the tech industry, including Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce.com

Continued testing and deployment of additional boom systems will help further refine the systems to be more efficient and less disruptive to ocean ecosystems.

Credits: Forbes