Other researchers are looking into creating second-generation ethanol, and some companies in Florida and Australia make paper plates and food storage containers out of bagasse.

Manufacturers turn it into compostable paper products with minimal processing. Without companies utilizing bagasse and transforming it into useful products, it would end up in a landfill.

U.S. publishers, whose presses gobble up 6,000,000 tons of newsprint a year, have choked every time Canadian paper mills hiked the price. Last week, with Canadian newsprint selling for $126 a ton, ...

Star Paper has already initiated discussions with local farmers for procuring bagasse. Nearly, 50 per cent of the company’s raw material requirements – 100,000 tonnes of wood a year - will be ...