this is called bagasse
it's what's left over from processing
sugarcane
around a hundred truckloads of bagasse
arrive at the chuck factory every day
during peak harvest season
if the material dries out the fiber
loses strength so we have to keep it in
wet piles
workers then remove a layer of the
tiniest fibers before washing and
pressure cooking it you use a certain
alkaline product to be able to remove
the stickies you know if you think of a
sugary product it's a little sticky the
alkaline solution helps make it moldable
workers wash the sludge again to remove
any residual chemicals
then they distribute it into different
machines and molds that press it into
shape