Summary of Making Elephant Poop Paper At A Fecal-Themed Park In Thailand | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

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This video explains how a Thai couple turned their poop paper production process into an attraction open to the public. Visitors can participate in the paper making process or buy products at the boutique. The production of poop paper has the potential to support a dwindling elephant population, and Asian elephants have always played an important role in Thai culture.

• 00:00:00 This YouTube video explains how paper is made from elephant poop. The process begins by soaking the poop in water to remove sand, clay, and rocks. The dung is then sanitized in boiling water for four to six hours to kill bacteria and germs. It is mixed with grass hay, tree bark, or coconut husks to create a paste, and food dyes are added for color. The mixture is then shaped into balls and squeezed out of the liquid, and the Wastewater is used again to make more poop or to fertilize fruit trees on the property. Each ball of poop paper weighs about half a kilogram.
• 00:05:00 This YouTube video explains how a Thai couple turned their poop paper production process into an attraction open to the public. Visitors can participate in the paper making process or buy products at the boutique. The one and a half acre property was constructed using traditional natural building materials like palm fronds and Trunks from fast-growing eucalyptus trees. Workers intentionally leave piles of dung along footpaths in case visitors get lost. Tan is proud of every sheet of paper they make here, and the sheets take four to 12 hours to dry depending on the weather. The production of poop paper has the potential to support a dwindling elephant population, and Asian elephants have always played an important role in Thai culture.
• 00:10:00 Elephant poop paper is sold by a company that collects cow horse, donkey, and buffalo waste from nearby farms. This poop is less fibrous, meaning it needs more scrap paper to achieve the right consistency. The whole system benefits the park its visitors and most importantly, hungry elephants.