Smart Papers to go fossil fuel free

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
By Brianne Fahey

The Smart Papers facility in Hamilton is making a commitment to going fossil fuel free in 2009.

The Hamilton based specialty paper manufacturer is installing a $30 million system that will use alternative energy and steam from the use of cellulosic biomass to run the mill and facility.

The beauty of cellulosic biofuel (as mentioned in the ethanol myth) is that the biomass fuel will come from a combination of yard waste, industrial wood and fiber waste, and agricultural bi-products. This means the fuel source in use will not need to harvest any new wood or use any food crops, and will divert things that would normally go into the landfill to run the factory.

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