Elephant Poo Makes Good Green Gift

Posted November 12th, 2006 by Gloria Campos

Do you know what your paper is made of or where it came from? Would you be surprised if I told you that there is paper made of elephant poo?

An elephant can produce about 1 ton of droppings per week and a smart company is taking advantage of this excessive amount of elephant dung.

The Exotic Paper Company Ltd., at a mill north of London, decided elephant dung would be a great source for paper products and they are using it, without killing any thing. Well... they aren't killing anything else, except for the bugs and bacteria in the dung.

How do they do it? They collect, wash and strain the dung for its fibrous matter. Then it is boiled with other natural ingredients. Once it is cleaned, it is then dried and made into pulp. The sheets that result from this process are brown and they are combined with 100 % recycled paper to soften their color to a pretty cream.

So pick from an assortment of Ellie Poo Christmas cards, notebooks, sketchpads and even stationary sets. Trust me; there is no better way to celebrate the holidays than with a load of crap and the neat gifts it makes. Put it all in a basket, with an Ellie Poo mug (not made of dung) and you have yourself a great eco friendly present to give to your friends and family. It's sure to be a memorable gift and you won't feel offended when they say you gave them crap.

If the idea of poo makes you turn away in disgust, keep in mind that elephants are herbivorous animals. So, think of it more as paper made of recycled plants instead of what comes out of the end of an elephant.

If Ellie Poo paper still isn't your thing, try the banana paper. It takes about 6000 bananas to make a ton of this paper. There is also coffee paper, grass paper, straw paper and more, to choose from. See Green Product

Quick Historical Facts

The Exotic Paper Company Ltd., mill has been in existence since 1219 and has alternated between producing flour and paper since then. In 1803, the world's first successful continuous papermaking machine, the Fourdrinier, was installed at the mill and is still there and being used today.

Gloria Campos-Hensley
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Hey, you stole my idea for

Submitted on November 18th, 2006 by Amused and Bemused

Hey, you stole my idea for my next wacky products article!! LOL

Well, actually, mine was on sheep poop paper...so I guess its way different.

Plus, you write better than me.

Amused

I dont know about that. Your

Submitted on November 20th, 2006 by Gloria Campos

I dont know about that. Your articles have prompted many of my laugh workouts.
Gloria Campos-Hensley
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Submitted on December 10th, 2006 by Tom Kay (not verified)

This holiday season, EcoMall, one of the Internet’s first and longest-running environmental websites, offers inspiration and gift ideas to show our love for our friends and family – and the Earth. The EcoMall.com web site (celebrating its 13th anniversary in 2007) helps to make that process easier by offering over a hundred green gift ideas in its "Gifts" section http://www.ecomall.com/biz/gift.htm.

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Just a few of the ideas include organic coffee or chocolates, stainless steel water bottles, electric scooters, wind chimes, fair trade jewelry and crafts, soft and stylish organic and hemp clothing, home accents made from bamboo and sustainably harvested wood, gifts baskets filled with delicious organic goodies, and even an "Eco Starter kit" which introduces people to a sampling of green and energy-saving products, such as compact fluorescent light bulbs.

With all the media attention given to issues like global warming through movies like Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth", this holiday season offers the perfect opportunity to give gifts that truly give - earth-friendly, natural products that are healthy for the recipient as well as our beleaguered Planet Earth.

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Tom Kay, President of EcoMall, adds, "We want to make it easier for people to find the perfect, cutting-edge, chic eco-gifts this holiday season. EcoMall.com offers the most diverse list of environmentally-friendly green gift ideas on the Internet, with gifts to please adults and children of all ages. However, thinking and buying green need not feel like a chore - many people are surprised to discover that earth-friendly products feel, taste and work even better than their conventional counterparts, are healthier for their family, and often times not only save energy but money!”

For the ultimate positive shopping experience, visit EcoMall.com to find the perfect green gift this holiday season!

Happy Green Shopping!

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