Sunday, September 21, 2008

From Jumbo ‘Poo’ eco friendly paper

Award winning Sri Lankan entrepreneur, Thusitha Ranasinghe, produces and markets a unique product – paper: made out of recycled elephant dung.

Maximus - a project based in proximity to the elephant orphanage in Pinnawela; recycles the elephant dung, to make completely eco friendly products out of paper and other recycled waste. Maximus was the recipient of the World Challenge in 2006 a contest conducted jointly by BBC Newsweek and Shell.

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