A paper is now manufactured from Elephant Dung! Yes it's true!
‘Haathi Chaap’ or the Elephant Paper is the brainchild of retailer Mahima Mehra and Jaipur-based handmade paper producer, Vijendra Shekhawat. The thought of creating paper from elephant Poo first came to the innovative duo while on a trip up the Amber Fort in Jaipur.
How is it made?
The process of elephant Poo paper is similar to that of making any other handmade paper, with the additional challenge of disinfecting the dung thoroughly. The additions include the collection of Poo from various stables and cleaning it thoroughly with large amounts of water in cultivated lands where the waste water, enriched with dung fertilizer, could be utilized well. Disinfectants are added at various points during the manufacturing process to make the dung/fibre bacteria free. The process of cooking, drying and sorting of the Poo takes place in order to remove waste.
The colour of the paper depends on what the elephants eat, which in turn depends on the season. From June to September, when the elephants eat jowar(sorghum) and bajra (pearl millet), the paper is darker in colour than the rest of the year when they eat sugarcane
Mahima has created various other useful and innovative products using the same smelly raw material like bags, notebooks, stationery, coasters and many more. Rest assured, the final product is stink-free. They are based in Delhi and cater not only to requirements from India but Germany and UK as well!
Well, who would have thought that paper can be made from elephant dung? Thanks to brilliant minds like Mahima and Vijendra, we now have ways to save trees and obtain paper.
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