Tasmania's wombat poo paper a hit

bbc ^ | 18 April 2009 | Phil Mercer

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Wombat droppings are helping an industrial city in Australia fight the effects of the global financial crisis. Burnie, in the north-west of the state of Tasmania, has been hit by repeated rounds of job cuts. But despite the gloom, one local industry is thriving by producing handmade paper out of a material no-one else wants - wombat poo. The novelty paper is a hit with tourists keen to buy a distinctly Australian souvenir from the area. The wombat, a furry marsupial, lives in the wild only in Australia.

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[G8 Diplomat]

Wombat droppings are helping an industrial city in Australia fight the effects of the global financial crisis.

Now that's a phrase you don't hear every day. LOL!

In Thailand they do a similar thing; they use elephant dung, which is mostly grass, to make paper.

[tet68]

Aw, they’re cute.

I heard that the Obamas are getting one for the White house,
it will be a Portuguse Water Wombat though, like Ted Kennedy
has, he keeps it in the trunk of his car for emergencies.

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[Landru]

"In Thailand they do a similar thing; they use elephant dung, which is mostly grass, to make paper."

Watched a documentary recently, claimed an ancient culture used dung for currency.
Our very own Federal Reserve used the concept for their business plan.
That's no shit. {~i know, i know, take Exlax}

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I’m just here for the headline.

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[spokeshave]

Wombats....like the lodger...

Ears...Roots....and Leaves...

(obscure Aussie joke :-)

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[dragonblustar]

They’re so cute!