At first, their elephant dung was sold to gardeners as fertilizer. Now Prague Zoo has come up with a new use for it: making paper. The zoo has joined forces with the country’s famed hand paper mill in ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 21, 2018 -- It's likely not the first thing you think of when you see elephant dung, but this material turns out to be an excellent source of cellulose for paper manufacturing in ...

PRAGUE (AP) — At first, their elephant dung was sold to gardeners as fertilizer. Now Prague Zoo has come up with a new use for it: making paper. The zoo has joined forces with the country's famed hand ...

Paper is typically made from cellulose fibers derived from wood, and wood isn't plentiful in places where there aren't many trees. In the near future, however, that may not be a problem, as scientists ...

In this picture taken at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 elephants chew on branches at their enclosure. Prague Zoo has a new use for elephant dung: making paper. For the ...

(Nanowerk News) It's likely not the first thing you think of when you see elephant dung, but this material turns out to be an excellent source of cellulose for paper manufacturing in countries where ...