Bagasse
and Beyond

What the juice leaves behind.

A community initiative tracing sugarcane bagasse waste from hawker centres across Singapore, and turning it into plant fertiliser and cultural artwork.

Follow the fibre

01

The waste

Bagasse is the fibre left after sugarcane is pressed for juice. At hawker centres, it is discarded.

Over four years, we have collected more than 200 kg of it.

One stroke, one kilogram.

We have secured 12 partnerships in person.

02

The route

Where the fibre goes, from the stall to the community.

  1. Pressed

    Sugarcane is pressed for juice at hawker centres.

  2. Mapped

    We map local collection routes and trace how the waste flows.

  3. Collected

    Twice a week, we drive the route and load the discarded fibre into large containers at hawker centres across Singapore.

  4. Stored

    After each run, the bagasse is stored in a facility.

  5. Transformed

    The fibres are turned into plant fertiliser and artwork.

  6. Returned

    Proceeds from artwork sales go back into community recycling initiatives.

See the full route plan

03

The reuse

One discarded fibre, two new lives. Choose one to see the fibres move.

An illustration drawn for this site, not one of our artworks.

Discarded fibre

This is where it starts: sugarcane waste collected from hawker centres.

04

The proceeds

Money from artwork sales goes into community recycling initiatives, so the waste helps pay for less waste.