【Allanimalsproducewaste.Wecallitawaste/'butweallknowitcanbeveryuseful.Insomepartsoftheworldanimalwasteorpoopiscollecteddriedandburnedforcookingandheating.36TheChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenterh】
Allanimalsproducewaste.Wecallitawaste/'butweallknowitcanbeveryuseful.Insomepartsoftheworldanimalwasteorpoopiscollecteddriedandburnedforcookingandheating.36
TheChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenterhasanunusualwayofusinganimal“waste."Thecenter's40pandasproduceabouttwotonsofpoopaday.ThismaterialisbeingturnedintoanewproductcalledPandaPoopPaper.37Afterallpaperismadefromplantfiberwhichcannotbedigestedandsimplygoesthroughthebodyaswaste.
Sincepandaseatnothingbutbambootheir“waste”isperfectpapermaterial.38Theirstomachshaven’tfullydevelopedfortheirvegetariandietsotheirbodiesmakeuseofjust20%ofwhattheyeat.Theother80%comesoutaspoop:veryhighinfiberandperfectforpaper.Oncethepoopiscollecteditiscleanedwithchemicalscrushed(碾碎)andputintoframes(框架)todry.39.Becauseofitsgoodqualityaswellastheworldwidepopularityofthepandagiftproductsmadefromthepapersellwell.
40Theygottheideafromtheelephantdung(大象粪)papermadeattheElephantConservationCenterinChiangMaiThailand.AndCreativePaperWalesintheU.K.sellspapergiftsmadefromsheepwaste.
A.It'snotsostrange!
B.Wheredoesthepapercomefrom?
C.Whatsmorepandashaveaspecialadvantage.
D.Afterthesestepsitbecomesverygoodstrongpaper.
E.Buthaveyoueverheardofpaperthat'smadefrompoop?
F.Farmershavebeenusinganimalandhumanwasteforalongtime.
G.SurprisinglytheChineseweren'tthefirsttomakepaperfromaftimal waste.