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1. Bring on the panda poo

Pandas are notoriously picky eaters – bamboo shoots at every meal – but what comes out the other end could be very useful. Panda poo contains bacteria that has powerful effects in breaking down plant material, which could lead to useful biofuels. These alternatives to fossil fuels can be created from any kind of living matter. The great thing about panda dung is that it can break down tricky stuff like woodchip and other waste, and not just easily degraded materials like grass

 
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