Taipei Zoo saves big by turning animal manure into 'brown gold'

Animal manure used to spell trouble for Taipei Zoo officials, as it costs millions of Taiwan dollars each year to dispose of the waste, but with the improvement of technology, the manure is now being used to fertilize greens in the zoo and is considered nothing less than "brown gold."

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