WTF? Wombat Poo Paper

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Seriously!

...the north-west of the state of Tasmania has been hit by repeated rounds of job cuts. But despite the gloom, one local industry is thriving by producing handmade paper out of a material no-one else wants - wombat poo.

The novelty paper is a hit with tourists keen to buy a distinctly Australian souvenir from the area....In recent years, a company in the port city has been experimenting with paper made from kangaroo droppings - but its popularity has been eclipsed by wombat-inspired products. Creative Paper manager Darren Simpson says the manufacturing process can be rather unpleasant. "When we are boiling it, it does smell horrific as you can imagine, but once it has been sterilised and rinsed properly there's no scent left to it. If anything it just gives you a nice organic smell," he said.

He added that it was the tourists themselves who came up with the wombat idea.
"As people were coming through and we were showing them the samples of our paper, they would throw questions at you like 'can you make it from sheep poo or can you make it from koalas?'. And the one that kept popping up more than any other was the wombat."

All the paper is made from the dung of a single animal called Nugget that lives in a wildlife park near Cradle Mountain, one of Tasmania's most popular tourist destinations. Every day Nugget's droppings are collected by his keeper and sent off to the factory. Wombats are herbivores and diets loaded with plant fibre make their faeces ideal for making some of Australia's most unusual paper.

And here's Nugget:

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[Handley_Page]

Truly an organic product !

 

[michchick98]

A wombat named Nugget? I think I'm gonna think twice before ordering Chicken McNuggets at McDonald's any more.

Seriously, though. Paper made from wombat poop? What will they think of next? (or shouldn't I ask?)

 

[voluptuary_manque]

If Alaskans can sell Moose Berries, I guess this is just a logical next step.

 

[john-the-author]

A wombat named Nugget? I think I'm gonna think twice before ordering Chicken McNuggets at McDonald's any more.

Seriously, though. Paper made from wombat poop? What will they think of next? (or shouldn't I ask?)

No, you really should not have asked. For the record, I'm not planning on trying this, and it's not just because of the cost.

 

[shereads]

This was my idea. All I lacked was a wombat.

I'm going to sue.

 

[SimonBrooke]

No, you really should not have asked. For the record, I'm not planning on trying this, and it's not just because of the cost.

So what you're saying, essentially, is that the ultimate star entered this world as coffee?

 

[carrie-on]

there is also a site where they have stuff made from elephant poop. mrelliepooh.com
The stuff they have there is recycled in the same way the other stuff was. I have seen some of the stuff and handled it, it is really neat! They have the coolest journals.