UIRI’s handmade paper section utilizes the otherwise long wasted agricultural fibers such as banana stems, pineapple crowns, cotton rags, sisal, bagasse, papyrus, wheat straw, and waste paper to make handmade paper.

Handmade paper is made using various vegetable fibers for instance sisal, papyrus, bagasse, cereal straw, maize and cotton stalks, pineapple leaves, cotton waste, elephant grass, banana fiber, and bamboo.

The handmade paper products are entirely organic and therefore biodegradable. The production process is mechanical and does not involve the use of any chemicals, resulting in environmentally friendly products, an ideal replacement for environmentally damaging plastic bags.

Currently, a number of products are being made out of handmade paper including among others craft paper, books, envelopes, cards, wallpaper, note pads, and packaging bags and folders.