REPAPER
Material innovation to increase the life of paper through the concept of Circular Economy
PRIMARY ROLE
System Map
Recycling Process
Instruction Manual
TEAM
Gauri Bhatt
Isha Nag
DURATION
January 2019 - April 2019
Introduction
Recycling one tonne of waste paper can help in saving about 70% raw material, 60% of coal, 43% of energy and 70% of water consumed when the paper is made from wood. (Discussion Paper on Collection and Recycling of Waste Paper in India, 2011)
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We aim to make recycling as part of a team-building activity to nurture the culture of organizations in an economical and sustainable manner.
System Map
The Journey
Recycling Process
Our idea was to study the scope of sustainability and the business impact of paper recyclability in offices. Though the activity is methodical and has sequential processes and involves more than a pair of hands, yet it has sentiments attached to school days and is a fun way to learn and grow from each other. RepapeR not only helps in waste optimization and cost savings but also creates an intangible value in the lives of the employees.
Project Outcome
RePaper could define the new ethos of an organization. The small initiative taken by any company takes care of the 3Ps - people, profits, people in the most simplistic and interesting manner. The development of a manually operated paper recycling process is much cheaper than the automated paper production process.
The simplicity of operation of this process ensures that no technical skill is needed to accomplish it, and therefore, every employee can engage and bond over an environment-friendly initiative, which also adds to the profitability factor of the company.
In this way, RepapeR increases the economic value of the recycled paper.