Agricultural crops account for 5-10% of paper production in the world and the most notable of these agricultural crops is bagasse. Bagasse sugar paper constitutes 80% sugarcane waste (bagasse) and 20% Certified Plantation Fibre. Hence, bagasse sugar paper is 80% Tree Free, which will keep the globe green.
This paper is 100% recyclable and biodegradable and even the process by which the paper is manufactured is sustainable and eco-friendly.
Bagasse paper is a much better option for copiers as this paper is manufactured from bagasse instead of wood fibre. This reduces the amount of dust that generally builds up on the copier. Hence, bagasse is used in the production of generic writing paper and this lowers the rate of deforestation that is carried out for paper production. The process of manufacturing bagasse sugar paper is quite cheap as the raw sugar cane material is five times cheaper than wood pulp. In this case, paper production rate in large amounts is possible.
The quality of bagasse paper is not at all substandard; instead it is of very high quality and delivers high performance with commercial printing equipment. This paper is eco-friendly due to the fact that bagasse can be easily pulped. Moreover, bagasse requires less bleaching agents in comparison with wood pulp, to yield white paper sheets.
Bagasse is the dominant agricultural crop for producing paper. This is because sugarcane is a rapidly growing crop all year round. Bagasse paper pulp requires less processing stages to produce durable and high strength paper. A paper packet containing 500 sheets of paper saves 6000 pounds of wood, 8750 gallons of water, 17 million btu’s of electricity and 460 Gallons of Oil. This also ensures that the emission of greenhouse gases is reduced by 2200 pounds.
This environment friendly paper is recommended by many environment organizations like –
Eco Buy, Victoria
Greenpeace, Australia
WWF, India
Australian Conservation Foundation
Wilderness Society
Singapore Environment Council
Friends of the Earth
And this paper comes at a low price, despite the benefits and features it has.
