Recycled Elephant Dung Coaster Set

For the ethical shopper looking for something a little bit different. This Fair Trade recycled elephant dung coaster set comes packed in an ingenious recycled newspaper box, all tied together with jute.

Made from 75% elephant dung and 25% cotton rag, the paper produced is richly textured with a matte finish.  One of our really unique gifts and a great talking point - and they work too!  

This Fair Trade recycled elephant dung coaster set was handmade in India.

Set of 6 coasters

"At Papeterie we handcraft paper that`s eco-friendly and organic."

Papeterie was started in 1995 with the objective to promote handmade recycled paper and products, which have the unique advantage of being both eco-friendly as well as giving a boost to the rural industrial sector. They started off as a small project with the aim of helping smaller paper producers. In the last few years, however, they have grown enough to commission two small units of papermaking to manufacture paper just for their own purposes.

The elephant dung used is collected from Rajasthan. A small amount of recycled cotton rags are added and nothing is wasted - once the fibre has been extracted for the paper, the leftover dung is used as fertiliser.

Papeterie produce our best selling Recycled Elephant Dung Coaster Set