Elephant dung is part of the environment, so only remove dung from vehicle tracks, where it won’t be missed by the insects that turn it back into nutrients for the soil. Here paper is made from chewed up vegetable fibres, and so is elephant dung! Making paper from elephant dung isn’t such a strange idea after all. This section tells you how to make elephant dung paper. It’s a fun idea for a school art-class, or an activity at a visitor’s centre. Tourists are always interested in something a bit different to remind them of their travels. Elephant dung paper could even be a great small business opportunity.
How do you make paper from elephant dung?
Collect dry elephant dung
Break up the dung with a mortar and pestle
Mix with shredded newspaper soaked in water in a large bath
Place in a square sieve
Sponge the excess moisture off
Set the paper out to dry in the sun
An average dung ball weighs 250g and can produce about 20 A4 sheets of paper!
