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Monday, April 20, 2009

Wombat Poo - The Next Big Thing In Stationery?

I hope not. ;-) (pic via Wiki)

BBC NEWS - Tasmania's wombat poo paper a hit: "Wombat droppings are helping an industrial city in Australia fight the effects of the global financial crisis. Burnie, in 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.
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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. "

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