Background of the Study

To produce cardboard, it is necessary to cut down trees. Tree density in primary forests

varies from 50,000-100,000 trees per square km, so the math will put this number at 3 billion

to 6 billion trees per year will be cut down and used as paper around the world (Frisake, 2016).

There are many conducted studies that a non woody plants can turn into paper or cardboard

especially grasses. In wood to paper production, a pulp mill releases an unpleasant smell and

the process releases harmful and chemicals like dioxin-a highly toxic compound produced as a

byproduct in some manufacturing processes, notably herbicide production and paper bleaching.

It is a serious and persistent environmental pollutant. Since Philippines have many farm,

grasses are also scattered. Cogon grass (Imperata Cylindrica L.), belongs to the Poaceae

(Gramineae) grass Family also named as jap grass, blady grass, spear grass, alang-alang and

lalang. This grass is known as a disruptive grass species found throughout the tropical and

subtropical areas of the world. Cogon Grass (Imperata cylindrica) is a serious weed not only in

crops but also in natural areas, causing serious economic and environmental damage. Cogon

grass, Imperata cylindrica has been ranked as one of the ten worst weeds of the world (Durano

2008). This aggressive, rhizomatous perennial is generally considered a pernicious pest plant

due to its ability to successfully disperse, colonize, spread, and subsequently compete with and

displace desirable vegetation and disrupt ecosystems over a wide range of environmental

conditions ( Bryson and Carter, 1993;Durano 2008). These characteristics and consequences

of cogon grass infestations are similarly evident even within the native or endemic range in the

Eastern Hemisphere, as it has long been considered one of Southeast Asia’s most noxious

weeds (Durano , 2008). Cogon grass is a good alternative fibre resource especially for pulp and

paper-based industries.