Prague Zoo to Make Elephant Poo Paper

Does this paper smell funny? A mill at Prague Zoo that will turn elephant poop into paper is set to open in 2016

Dave Park

Written by Dave Park Published on 23.03.2016 10:04:09 (updated on 23.03.2016) Reading time: 1 minute

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Prague Zoo was named the fourth-best zoo in world by Tripadvisor last year, and Zoo officials are looking at ways to make it even better in the near future.

In a recent interview with iDnes.cz, Prague Zoo director Miroslav Bobek outlines some future plans for the popular destination. 

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Among them, he mentions new animal pavilions, improved parking facilities, and the possibility of the zoo opening their very own hotel; the old site of the now-abandoned Troja Brewery could make an ideal location for zoo accommodation.

He also dropped one tidbit that visitors can look forward to in 2016: a mill that will turn elephant dung into paper goods that visitors can buy.

“This year, we will open a paper mill which will produce paper from elephant dung,” Bobek told iDnes.cz. “It’s an idea that we brought from Sri Lanka. I can’t wait.”

The concept of turning poo into paper goods is not a new one; among the companies that use dung for pulp is the online store Poopoopaper, which utilizes waste from a variety of animals.

“Elephants, cows, horses, moose, pandas, donkeys and others,” the company mentions, “all of which eat a lot, poo a lot and generate a plenty of fiber-filled waste material which serves as the base of our pulp mixture from which we craft our papers.

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