Don't they burn the waste to power the refining of the sugar? It takes a lot of heat to extract the sugar from the cane juice, and power to operate the machinery. I'd be surprised if the sugar factories could produce extra power, after satisfying their own requirements.
Then again, you can do the same with corn stalks, although I'd rather they used sugar than corn sweeteners.
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