Came across an interesting little website today for any of you monkeys interested in alternative products. I bring to you:
To paraphrase the ‘how it’s made’ section of their website: sheep only digest 50% of the cellulose fibers they eat. So, the workers at sheeppoopaper (which will be referred to as SPP for the remainder of this article) collect the poo, boil it, and put it through a washing process until just the fibers remain. They then combine the cellulose fibers with other “recycled fibers” and use a traditional paper-making process to complete their line of products.
Not only do the employees at SPP create a variety of products – cards, photo prints, and “Poo-pourri” (air fresheners that come in all scents from fresh-cut-grass to daffodil) – they will also make paper just for you using the materials you request. They offer to make paper out of dung from your own animals, from flowers or plants that you provide, and even old clothes. Yes, they will use anything and everything except: TREES (Hooray!)
Although this company is located in Wales, they do ship internationally(for an extremely reasonable price) and you can browse products and place your orders directly on their website. The website itself is fun and informative with pages dedicated to their paper-making process and to their environmental policies. Stop on by and check it out – my favorite part was reading that the process by which they make their air fresheners is dubbed “Wave ‘n’ Waft”, a term which they have of course trademarked along with “Poo-pourri”. I have personally ordered a set of their air fresheners (5 for 7.99 pounds including shipping – that’s just a little over $13) so that we in the eco-monkey team can try them out for ourselves. I will post an update when they arrive for any who might be interested and feel free to share your own stories if you have tried out any of these products as well.
Even if you don’t want to purchase anything, it is still nice to read about a company with a strong commitment to protecting the environment and using practices that creatively(!) use natural waste products to provide a wealth of fun and personalized products.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
That. Is. Awesome.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
My poopourri lasted about 4 days before the scent disappeared. The paper started out feeling damp and lost its scent by the time it dried. Interesting use of sheep poo, though!
September 4th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Yeah, mine lost its scent pretty darn quick too. The good news is that air fresheners is just one of the products that SheepPooPaper does. They create many different kinds of paper products, so there’s plenty of non-scented items to be had, I suppose.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I put the poo paper in my car as soon as I got it. At first, it was very pungent. The fresh scent was that of cut grass. But three days later, the scent was gone leaving behind treated sheep’s poop hanging from my rear-view mirror.
So, what is my analysis of this product?
I love the concept but for whatever reason, the product is not worth the buy! They should stick to making writing paper for now.