Startup company recycles stone wastes to make stationery

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'Our mission is to be in every home and workplace as we create beautiful stationery products from sustainable, alternative materials that inspire the world to do more and create more, responsibly,” said Karla Sarno, PR manager of Karst Stone Paper. ...

CREATE RESPONSIBLY. Karst Stone Paper's mission is to inspire the world to do more and create more, responsibly. All photos by Karst Stone PaperSitting on top of my cloth cabinet is a pile of notebooks either bought on impulse from a bookstore, gifted by friends, or received as a giveaway from company events. Some of them I already gave away to my cousins. The sight of dusty and unused notebooks makes me feel guilty for wasting money and paper.

Jon Tse and Kevin Garcia, founders of the Karst Stone Paper discovered them while they were on a holiday trip in Taiwan.for example being waterproof. This piqued their interest and they went to the south of Taiwan in a city called Tainan to visit the original creator of stone paper,” said Karla Sarno, PR manager of Karst Stone Paper.

A MORE SUSTAINABLE PROCESS. Stone wastes from construction and mining sites are powderized, mixed with non-toxic resin, and are heated and pressurized through heavy rollers until they’re thin enough to be used as paper. But aside from providing a more eco-friendly alternative to pulp stationeries, Karst Stone Paper also actively participates in tree-planting activities. They’ve partnered with

 

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