Sugar Bagasse

The waste material produced once sugar cane has been harvested for the sugar syrup is called bagasse. This fibrous material is a renewable resource. There is not currently adequate information on the associated carbon emissions, but as this is a waste product, it will by definition be saving carbon as it replaces what would otherwise be a requirement for some virgin material manufacture. Sugar bagasse is naturally compostable.

Sugar bagasse is turned into packaging products from its raw form using a process of heating, pulping and then pressurised moulding. An array of moulded packaging products can be made, these  are heat resistant and microwaveable making them ideal as hot food containers.