SUGARCANE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION AND INFORMATION
Sugarcane Napkins, Tissue, Towels
Our Sugar Cane Bagasse Napkins, Tissues, and Towels are perfect for schools, shelters, picnics,
restaurants, cafeterias, and any event!
SC napkins, tissues, and towels are made with 85% Sugar Cane Fiber and 15% Post Consumer material.
100% Biodegradable and back yard compostable!
Sugarcane Food Containers, Lunch Box, Plates, Bowls, Cups
Our Sugar Cane Bagasse Food Containers, Lunch Box, plates, Bowls, and Cups are perfect for schools, shelters, picnics, restaurants and all cafeterias!
100% All Natural Recycled Fiber and 100% Biodegradable and back yard compostable
Product Details
All products from The Sugarcane Paper Company are biodegradable and compostable. The benefits of using this product versus recycled products are the cleanliness of the process and treatment. There are no chemicals treatments to color or clean the product.
1. 100% Bagasse-no post consumer recycled material.
2. 100% Biodegradable, Compostable, and Sustainable- Our tree free product compost within 90-120 days.
3. Treated with non-poisonous chemicals and sterilized by ultraviolet radiation, which is totally safe.
4. Our products are a great solution for any events.
5. Products are resistible to temperatures up to 220 degree Celsius in the microwave. No toxic substances are generated during heat processing since these products are made from 100% sugarcane fibers.
6. These products will sustain their original food taste and will retain their original shape for minimum of 7 days in the refrigerator. These products can be used in a freezer, refrigerator or a cooler .
7. Water and oil proof resistant.
8. Made in full compliance with US Food and Drug Administration guidelines and international approvals.
Sustainability
One of our main goals The Sugar Cane Paper Company has achieved is using sustainable materials and practices for our high quality products.
Our practice of sustainability starts with our relationships with the network of our farmers, and staff. The core of our product -Sugar Cane Bagasse, is a high yield, rapid and renewable resource. The crop itself is listed as a perennial grass, giving it a high yield capacity, with an annual average of 3 harvests. The sugar cane crop is commonly propagated from cuttings which allows it to begin its first harvest in as little as 12 months on average, making it a truly rapid renewable resource. We reuse that crop after the sugar is extracted from the cane. These fibers called bagasse represent a true eco-friendly solution to our diminishing forest resources. Since the bagasse is in itself agricultural waste, it is represented as 100% recycled material. At this moment, there is an abundant supply of bagasse the world has yet to tap into. What better way to make a paper product than using abundant, sustainable, clean material made from agricultural waste!
We can all agree that trees are a vital resource to our planet for producing oxygen, and reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They also have an invaluable role providing sheltered ecosystems while preventing erosion in our lands. Trees are a renewable resource, but the time it takes to reach its maturity just won’t do in this day in age. Currently trees are quickly being logged worldwide as our thirst for disposable paper products continue to grow. By reducing the need for trees and switching to a truly sustainable alternative, we can allow more trees to do its job providing our world with a better environment.
How It's Made
The Sugar Cane Paper Company uses recycled sugar cane bagasse to produce its paper and tableware products.
Bagasse is the fibrous residue left over after the sugar cane has been crushed and the sugar extracted. The bagasse is pulped and ECF bleached, and then the bagasse fibers are woven to create our paper and tableware products.
Sugar cane bagasse products compare favorably with common materials on the market today, such as Styrofoam, plastic and "tree-made" paper. Our products can withstand heat, are microwaveable and are biodegradable, all made from the residues of an annual agricultural crop by-product.
Our facilities are amongst the most advanced papermaking facilities in the world. The Sugar Cane Paper Company's bagasse paper mills are spotless and use the best available technologies for producing eco-friendly paper and tableware.
Why Sugarcane
Why Sugar Cane? The sugar cane process was first used by the Egyptians for producing paper. The process was lost when the technology of using wood fibers was discovered. Using the sugar cane fibers left over from the process of making table sugar, the fibers are woven to create plates, cups, paper products and more. The material of sugar cane compares favorably with the common materials we see on the market today, such as Styrofoam, plastic, and tree made paper. It can withstand heat and is microwaveable.
Sugar cane is biodegradable product that can renew itself every twelve months. By using sugar cane instead of trees to make paper, the trees are saved for other uses, such as maintaining a forest.
Sugar cane products are a fast growing trend in Asia and are now reaching the United States. On June 1, 2007 the city of San Francisco passed a law banning the use of Styrofoam products. Food vendors are now required to use biodegradable or recyclable disposable food service ware and to-go containers. San Francisco is setting the example for other cities to follow.
Chlorine Free Products
Chlorine Free, Best Available Technologies
At The Sugar Cane Paper Company, we strive to use the best available technologies in our manufacturing processes to minimize any possible environmental impact.
During most of the 1900's, elemental chlorine was used as a low cost, highly effective pulp bleaching agent. However, during the latter part of the 20th century, it was found that elemental chlorine bleaching was creating toxic organo chlorides, most notably dioxins that are known carcinogens, and that these toxins were being discharged into our waterways, the water we drink as well as habitat for flora and fish.
In our facilities, we have adopted elemental chlorine free (ECF) bleaching as the best available technology. This bleaching process uses chlorine dioxide (instead of elemental chlorine) as its reaction with organic material is an oxidative reaction that does not create any toxins.
Our facilities are amongst the most advanced papermaking facilities in the world and maintain the highest standards of technology and production capability. The Sugar Cane Paper Company's bagasse paper mills are spotless.
At The Sugar Cane Paper Company, we are extremely proud that after years of research and development, our high quality, eco-friendly Sugar Cane Products are made using best available technology in an environmentally-friendly manner
Our products are processed using the best available technologies including ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) bleaching, are 100% biodegradable, and they will help to leave forests intact. Intact forests help to preserve the environment for flora and fauna, and to reduce global warming.
Bagasse is Recycled Fiber
Sugar Cane Bagasse is Recycled Fiber
The Sugar Cane Paper Company (SCPC) uses recycled sugar cane bagasse to produce its paper and tableware products. Bagasse is the fibrous residue left over after the sugar cane has been crushed and the sugar extracted.
How can we call bagasse recycled fiber? The answer lies within the Forest Stewardship Council's definitions of recycled fiber raw materials. FSC is a non-governmental agency that certifies forests for sustainable usage. Their document, FSC Standard - FSC Chain of Custody Standard for Companies Supplying and Manufacturing FSC-Certified Products FSC-STD-40-004 (Version 1-0) EN, contains several definitions for reclaimed/recycled materials:
FSC Other reclaimed material. Wood and or wood fiber that is reclaimed from a product, by-product, or co-product during or after manufacture which cannot be re-used on-site in the same manufacturing process and which is reclaimed before the product reaches the end-consumer.
SCPC in a pulp and paper mill, bagasse could be considered as other reclaimed material because bagasse is a by-product of the sugar industry and it is being used in a completely different industry - the pulp and paper industry - before the final product reaches the end-consumer.
FSC Reclaimed wood / wood fiber material. The Wood or wood fiber material that would have otherwise been disposed of as waste or used for energy recovery, but has instead been collected and reclaimed as a material input, in lieu of new primary material, for reuse, recycling, re-milling, or manufacturing process. Sources of wood for reclamation may be pre-consumer (pre-industrial or post-industrial) or post-consumer. For the purposes of this standard reclaimed wood does not include non-industrial salvaged wood.
SCPC- Sugar cane bagasse is typically burned at the sugar mills for steam and power as well as a method of disposal. In a pulp and paper mill, bagasse could be considered as Reclaimed fiber material because it is used for pulp and paper production rather than for energy recovery.
FSC Recycled material-Is material that has been reprocessed from reclaimed material by means of a manufacturing process and incorporated into a final product.
SCPC -Since sugar cane bagasse can be classified as made from other reclaimed material and/or Reclaimed fiber material and the bagasse reclaimed material is converted into pulp used in paper and tableware production (i.e. incorporated in the final product), paper and tableware products containing bagasse pulp could be considered as containing Recycled material.
FSC -Recycled Fiber is the Fiber which has been reclaimed from a previous product and reprocessed and incorporated into a new product. Sources of fiber for recycling may be reclaimed post-consumer, reclaimed pre-consumer or other reclaimed material.
SCPC -Since sugarcane bagasse could be considered as a pre-consumer other reclaimed material that is converted into pulp for use in paper and tableware production, the bagasse pulp component of the final paper product could be considered as Recycled fiber.
While we recognize that the FSC definitions were developed for wood and wood products, we believe that these definitions could equally apply to sugar cane bagasse and that sugar cane bagasse content paper and tableware can be classified as containing pre-consumer bagasse recycled fiber.
Save The Earth
The signs are everywhere. Changing weather patterns, more intense natural disasters, abnormal wildlife behavior, and rising sea levels are all signs of Global Warming. Scientists and government officials are finally speaking out, but can we reverse the trend.
Every year more than 900 million trees are cut down for America's paper mills. Each day the United States throws away enough trash to fill 63,000 garbage trucks. Although great strides have been made to recycle paper, are we doing enough?
At The Sugar Cane Paper Company, we are stepping up and answering the Earth's call for help. Our products offer an Earth friendly solution.
What makes our products different is that they are made from recycled sugar cane bagasse, the fibrous residue left over after sugar cane has been crushed and the sugar extracted.
Our products are processed using the best available technologies including ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) bleaching, are 100% biodegradable, and they will help to leave forests intact. Intact forests help to preserve the environment for flora and fauna, and to reduce global warming.
