Dang. Forgot the referral sites' comment;
Not quite sure what to file this story under, but, it's so worthy of
mention it hurts. Basically, Snowdonia based paper firm Creative Paper
Wales have developed paper which is made from sheep's crap. They've been
awarded a £20,000 Millennium Award for "social entrepreneurship" thanks
to the paper's green qualities. The next obvious step for them is to
produce paper from *****, which should be very much in demand by a
few of the tabloids and The Daily Mail for printing on. /end comment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/5315904.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 7 September 2006, 06:12 GMT 07:12 UK
Sheep poo paper scoops top award
Gardeners know it is ideal for making compost but now a company in
Snowdonia has won an award for being even more innovative with sheep
droppings.
Creative Paper Wales has produced greetings cards and gifts made from
the by-products of its woolly neighbours.
Its Sheep Poo Paper products have won a £20,000 Millennium Award for
"social entrepreneurship".
After the sheep droppings are collected, they are sterilised, washed and
mixed with other recycled paper.
This is then turned into the finished paper and cardboard while the
washing water is distributed to local growers as concentrated
fertiliser.
Founders Lawrence Toms, 38, from Rhondda and Lez Paylor, 38, from
Caerphilly, said they had been keen to develop an idea which would
create a manufacturing company which would be uniquely Welsh and could
produce a product that foreign imports could not compete with.
They also wanted to set up a low-tech company with minimal capital which
was also environmentally friendly.
Charity
The company was recommended for the Millennium Award by a former winner.
Mr Toms said: "We were delighted because it enabled the project. £20,000
isn't a very large amount of money [in business terms] but we were keen
to prove that it was possible."
The company's plant at a former quarry building at Aberllefenni near the
Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth will be able to
produce one to two tonnes of paper a year.
The award was made by UnLtd, a charity which supports social
entrepeneurship.
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Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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