Staff scoop up animal waste and turn the fibers into paper-based products
This is the incredible jewellery made from recycled elephant poop.
Eco-tourism attraction Elephant Poopoopaper Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, came up with an innovative way to make the most out of their elephants.
Their motto is waste not, want not, as they scoop up the massive elephants' poop and turn the fibres into paper-based products - including funky necklaces and earrings.
Chunky necklaces made from recycled elephant waste are on sale at the shop in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Piles of elephant waste sits out the back of the shop waiting to be turned into paper-based products
You can even take a giant colored ball of the dry poop home as a souvenir for family and friends
A rainbow of 'poo paper' is stacked up inside the store, which is located inside an outdoor eco-friendly park
Chunky drop earrings are on sale for customers - and come in various colors
Poo paper dries in the scorching heat as it prepares to be sold in the Poopoopaper Park
The walking tour through the lush gardens brings visitors to eight different pavilions, each explaining a different stage of the fascinating process - from poo collection, to rinsing, to final product assembly.
Visitors are encouraged to pull up a stool, roll up their sleeves and join in with the talented artisans.
As well as the Elephant Poopoopaper Park, the shop is also known as The Poo-tique.
Website: http://www.poopoopaperpark.com/en/
Location: ELEPHANT POOPOOPAPER PARK, 87 Moo. 10, T. Maeram, Amphur Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, 50180 THAILAND
Telephone Number: +66(0)53-299565
Email: info@poopoopaperpark.com
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This one is definitely weird... I am not sure how enthusiastic I'd be of buying some bracelet made in this way. But I definitely know a few people I'd enjoy giving this as a present!
ReplyDeleteIts made of elephant's dung, but elephants eats plants so I think its not that dirty. I admire this kind of cause :D
DeleteYes, this is done here in India too.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a great usage of waste, we must promote this more.
I bought several notepads from a vendor here.
Hello Indrani, yeah we must promote this and its good in nature. Saves a lot of energy, and since they eat grass it means its not that dirty.
DeleteThat is a very strange way of reusing elephant poo. My question is if the money gathered from the selling of these items are going anywhere towards protecting the elephants.
ReplyDeleteOn what I've hear, the proceed money will be use for elephants, healthcare, foods, etc.
DeleteWow.. this is incredible. Eco tourism definitely is need of time and this looks like a great initiative in that direction. Hope to see more of these in future
ReplyDeleteI really like supporting the ecotourism program, because it is more rewarding within.
DeleteThis is strange, I've never heard of that before. However,I think it's a really good way to gather money (if the money gathered is used for elephants). I like the idea! I'd definitely buy one as I love elephants! I don't know if I'd wear it often though... But love the idea!
ReplyDeleteLea - lea@be-sparkling.com
I like their recycled paper, and its good for making DIY greeting cards and postcards
DeleteThis is strange... However I think it's a good idea to gather money especially if this money is used to take care of elephants! I love elephants so I'd definitely buy one of these items! I don't know if I'd use/wear it all the time though... But really love this idea!
ReplyDeleteLea - lea@be-sparkling.com
I had literally no idea this was a thing, I had to go back and check that I was actually reading 'elephant waste' and 'coloured poop' !!! Good for them ,the world needs more of this initiative.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah! Let's support eco-tourism :)
DeleteHave heard of a few uses of elephant poo, but never for jewelry and stationary! Love the idea of the rainbow paper. I wonder what they use to get rid of the smell too! thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThey sais they need to let it super dry for days to weeks and the smells disappear. They also mix a certain solution to dissolve the dung scent.
DeleteI never thought I'd ever say I'd want elephant waste but here I am going that pink ball of poop is pretty cute hahahaha. What an interesting way to fund for the caring of the elephants!
ReplyDeleteYeah it is. I think it is same because elephants only eats grasses.
DeleteOh. My. god. This is a very different form of jewellery for sure! Who would have thought elephant dung could be this trendy and fashionable?
ReplyDeleteHahaha I know right? And they said there is NO smell at all :)
DeleteThe famous French saying "nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed" definitely makes sense here. I think poopoopaper is interesting. Do the notepad is entirely made of poopoopaper? If so, it would be a nice thing to expand the idea and print books out of poopoopaper instead of trees!
ReplyDeleteYes notepads are made of dung too. Ah everything is recycled. A great way to save our trees!
DeleteOkay, I admit they all look colorful and the names, like poopaper and poo gems are super cute, but this is still elephant poo... Not sure I'd gift it to anyone, but I'd probably get some for myself. Too weird not to have :D
ReplyDeleteLOL yeah I understand the OC part.. but you can't buy and make these as natural fertilizers. You just dug it deep in your garden to make your soil more healthy.
DeleteA fantastic concept of recycling and adding to the economy. I have a notebook brought from Thailand for me the texture feels strange. Did you buy anything?
ReplyDeleteYes I got some balls, which I made as fertilizers for my little pot. And it works!
DeleteI have heard of this craze to make things out of elephant poop! It may sound strange, but it is natural and great for the environment. I have bought products in the past and it is nice knowing you are helping a cause.
ReplyDeleteyeah it is always great to help. Save the trees!
DeleteThis is a great initiative to transform waste into something so beautiful!I've seen few elephant jewelries back in India but never seen stationary!
ReplyDeleteI think the stationeries are much cooler because when these became scratch and thrown away, it is easy to dissolve and goes back to the soil.
DeleteThis is quite an interesting product! I'd be a little hesitant but intrigued by it at the same time.
ReplyDeletesometimes it is nice to buy things even though you don't need it (yet) just to contribute for the cause.
Deleteelephant poop is very useful. We can create a unique item of these materials. I've seen making paper from elephant poop. I was amazed by the creativity, there is not even a strange smell in the paper
ReplyDeleteyeah and makers are very creative! I like these concepts.
DeleteThis place looks awesome!! Another reason I need to get to Chiang Mai. I could only imagine the look on someone's face when I told the the necklace I gave them was actually made out of Poo hahaha!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely they will feel a bit stunned, lol
DeleteOh wow, that has to be the strangest type of jewllery that I've ever seen, but it actually looks amazing! I would have never though that it is made out of elephant waste haha
ReplyDeleteHahaha yeah, I could also imagine that as beads for table ornaments :D
DeleteI think this is brilliant... Another way of ensuring that u give back. Love those notepads and ear rings....
ReplyDeleteThank you Ami!
DeleteIn India we are using the same concept since years even in my childhood I used to do my Maths practice on recycled pages. Its'a good environmental friendly initiative, here on special occasion we use beautiful envelopes of vibrant colors with sprinkled flower petals on all over it.
ReplyDeleteHello Priyanka,
DeleteI agree we also do that in school (many years ago).
I'm not sure if this technique is still teaches in school. It is ideal that we should teach kids how to recycle.
Hey, I have been to this place when I was in Chiang Mai in June this year. It was quite interesting to see the whole process and indeed a new way of creating products from recycling poop.
ReplyDeleteDid you both some souvenir items?
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