Chinese company uses giant panda poop to make ‘luxury’ tissues
Boxes of Panda Poo cost US$6.50, more than 10 times the price of dung-free alternatives
Luxury facial tissue made with giant panda dung is now on sale in China, according to local media reports.
The unique product is a joint venture between the world’s biggest panda sanctuary, China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda, and Sichuan Jianwei Fengsheng Paper.
The tissues, called Panda Poo, were made with natural fibre processed from panda droppings and waste bamboo leaves collected from the centre’s three reserves in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, Chengdu Metropolis Daily reported on Tuesday.
Each box sells for 43 yuan (US$6.50), more than 10 times the cost of regular tissue.
The high price was partly because of the sophisticated manufacturing process, which included sterilisation at high temperatures, the manufacturer said.