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How does Bagasse compare with its Paper, Styrofoam and Recycled Paper counterparts?

April 26, 2017Bagasse compare counterparts paper recycled Styrofoam

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How does Bagasse compare with its Paper, Styrofoam and Recycled Paper counterparts?

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Table 1: Resources (inputs) required to produce one pound of materials. Table 2: Bagasse values are set at 100% for benchmarking. Conclusions: • Bagasse requires the least amount of energy to produce. Styrofoam1 requires over six times (631%) more energy than bagasse, while paper uses four times (400%) more energy. Recycled paper uses 1.84 times more energy.2 • Recycled paper releases the least amount of CO2 (about half as much as bagasse). Styrofoam3 releases over three times (311%) more CO2 to into the atmosphere, while paper releases almost twice (197%) as much CO2 during production. 4 • Bagasse requires the least amount of water to produce. Styrofoam requires 30 times (3085%) more water than bagasse, recycled paper requires almost 3 times more (289%)5 and paper uses over four times (445%) more.