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P30: Use of Bagasse Ash and Fibres in Pavement Construction (Year 2 – 2015/16)

November 24, 2025

Queensland is one of the largest sugarcane producing regions in the world. The process of extracting sugar results in large quantities of a fibrous byproduct known as bagasse, which is often incinerated to generate energy for the sugarcane processing plant and/or fed back to the municipal power grid. The residual by-product, bagasse ash, is currently considered a waste material requiring long-term storage in large stockpiles or disposal in landfills.

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