Elephant Poop

Elephants are synonymous with Thailand and have deep religious significance for many Thais. As it is an animal, and it consumes vasts amount of food, there are sure to be lots of poop. Industrious locals have capitalized on this by product and developed a process of making paper of it. We visited the Elephant Poo Poo Paper Plant and had the opportunity to learn first hand of the papermaking process. It was a hands-on tour and we handled the dried poop, we stirred it, we colored it, we spread it out for dry, and we pulled it off the frames once dry.  Although it took a minute to get over the fact that we were handling excrement, it was fascinating and educational.  It is encouraging to see the no-waste, reuse, reduce philosophy in action and in such an imaginative way.