
Elephant poo paper cleans up
by Rich AwnFor no other reason than this kinda made me chuckle when I first caught wind of it on GreenUpgrader.com and then again when thepoopoopaper Twittered me, it seemed irresistibly interesting. Turns out this elephant dung paper ain’t no joke but a potent little eco craze that’s helping keep these mammoth beasts thriving in the wild.
The diet of an elephant consists mainly of fruits, fibrous grasses and bamboo. These plants can be used to make paper on their own but requires a rather toxic process to achieve what an elephant’s digestive system does on its own. What’s left behind is the undigested plant matter that is first washed, combined with some other plant fibers, molded into “cakes” or “wafers”, left out in the sun to dry, and then peeled off it’s tray to make poop paper products!
The process is as brilliant as it is beneficial. The dung used is collected from conservation parks creating a clean environment for the animals while the whole process from elephant grazing to paper raising creates jobs down the entire line. The Elephant Poo Paper Company, Ltd. even goes so far as to donate a portion of your purchase from their “Poo-tique” to elephant conservation services worldwide.
Who knew poo could be so cool? Hooray!


