Panda Poop

Panda poop to do double duty in China, as raw material for paper

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Panda Poop

Richard Longoria

Story Created: Mar 26, 2007 at 11:03 AM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 26, 2007 at 11:03 AM CDT

BEIJING (AP) - Researchers at a giant panda reserve in southern
China are looking for help in turning panda poop into paper.

One researcher says the idea came about after a visit to
Thailand, where the researchers found paper was being made from
elephant poop. He says he thought the fiber-rich panda poop would
produce an even finer quality paper.

The center's 40 pandas produce about two tons of droppings a
day, but researchers aren't sure how much paper that would produce.

Researcher say they hope to have a product line available next
year.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

AP-NY-03-26-07 1111EDT

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