Matter of Trust

Join Eco-Enthusiasts

for Renewable Resources!


We collect hair, fur, wool, cork…
for oil spills and soils

Donate Fiber Here!
What Drives Us

Our Mission, Vision & Goals

Our mission is to link surplus with needs.

We envision humanity harmonizing with Earth. 

Our main goals are to encourage optimism and to build trust in abundant, renewable cycles.

The Eco-Hub

The Eco-Home

Exhibits

Eco-Home Open House

Apr 21 – 26th, 2026 | 11AM – 4PM

@728 Cole Street, San Francisco, California 94114 USA

Did you know?

LINKING surplus with needs diverts useful items and materials from the waste stream, plus creates jobs in logistics & repairs.

You shampoo because HAIR collects oil.  Help us gather clippings from salons and pet groomers. We felt fibers into mats that soak up oil spills.

COMPOSTING grazed rangelands boosts photosynthesis, pulling more carbon out of the air and returning it back into the soil.

Our Programs

We have 7 departments:

(1) Hair Matters is our global project where we felt waste fibers into mats that soak up petrochemicals and help with soil remediation.

(2) The Hum Sum – for Humanity Adding Solutions our environmental social media platform, where everyone can share ecological posts and research.

(3) Eco-Home and urban edible garden with planet-friendly, immersive tours and field trips.

(4) Eco-Industrial Hubs (Eco-Hub & Eco-Depot) our working model factories and exhibit hall in the SoMa district of San Francisco.

(5) Eco-Academy – Our Youth and Eco-Education Program includes internships, apprenticeships and green careers for all ages.

(6) The WALOP – Worthy Actionable List of Projects through 2050 – researching, organizing and implementing solutions that nurture healthy air, soil, water, energy and life.

We are also the proud fiscal sponsors for programs including: a) Sonoma Food Runners, b) Heart of the City Farmers’ Market Food Security Education Project, and more.

(7) Administration – We open-source all of our back-end processes because we believe that public charities should have transparent, replicable systems that help each other collaborate to save funds and time.

Our Programs That Are Trending

Hair Matters Program

Spring Greening

 

Tour the Eco-Hub

GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Daily, we see so many people working together towards a harmonious  future. We created The Hum Sum – Humanity Adding Solutions for nonprofits, businesses, governments, schools, households, and curious individuals… Everyone is welcome to join this environmental network and post questions, answers, events, commitments, free stuff, wishes and more!  TheHumSum.org

RESOURCES

Check out our extensive and growing library full of inspirational news stories on green-innovations. Plus, all of our own open source, in-house research, educational tools and lesson plans. Focusing on pollution reduction and ecological inventions, we incorporate the perspectives and incentives from everywhere possible. Local to global, multi-sector, boots on the ground to behind a desk, up and down the ladder, mailroom to drawing board to boardroom, youth to senior… enjoy discovering how caring and adaptable humanity truly is!

RESOURCES

Check out our extensive and growing library full of inspirational news stories on green-innovations. Plus, all of our own open source, in-house research, educational tools and lesson plans. Focusing on pollution reduction and ecological inventions, we incorporate the perspectives and incentives from everywhere possible. Local to global, multi-sector, boots on the ground to behind a desk, up and down the ladder, mailroom to drawing board to boardroom, youth to senior… enjoy discovering how caring and adaptable humanity truly is!

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Hair Matters Global Hub Partners
City of Glasgow College – Glasgow, Scotland
Alison is now working on an enterprise and research project in the use of recycling human hair to produce hair mats and hair booms.
Post fiber donations through http://www.TheHumSum.org
#GlobalHub

Thanks to Ayla Feia for the donation
"Hoping my hair can help"
to donate fibers follow link https://matteroftrust.org/donate-hair-fur-and-fiber/
#hair #hairmulch #HairMats #recycle

You shampoo because hair collects oil. Through our charity, you can donate hair, fur and fleece clippings to soak up major oil spills and help keep storm drains and waterways clean.
#kesakambalifoundation #recycle #hair

Thanks to Susan Webbis for the donation of
Husky fur - Undercoat from Husky to donate follow link https://matteroftrust.org/donate-hair-fur-and-fiber/
#huskyfur #recycle #hairmulch #HairMats

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What's BOD? Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) measures how much oxygen microorganisms use when breaking down pollution in water. Higher BOD means more pollutants, more microbes, and less oxygen left for fish.This initally happens when suspended oils, organic waste, and chemical residues silently consume oxygen as they decompose. So our partner, the Kesakambali Foundation, applies recycled hair and fur fiber to absorb these toxic oily contaminants and organic pollutants, which is the type of environmental cleanup that often goes unnoticed but plays a critical role in restoring water health.This gives aquatic ecosystems room to recover, supporting fish populations, restoring microbial balance, and gradually bringing polluted waterways back toward a healthier state. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to Ashley DeBoeris Marion, Illinois, United Statesfor the donation of Dog Fur (No Nail Clippings)#im a dog groomer and have a bunch of hair to donate#to donate follow link matteroftrust.org/donate-hair-fur-and-fiber/#hair #petfur #recycle ... See MoreSee Less
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Hair Matters Global Hub PartnersCity of Glasgow College – Glasgow, ScotlandAlison is now working on an enterprise and research project in the use of recycling human hair to produce hair mats and hair booms. She wants to raise awareness of how amazing hair is as a substance in agricultural use and pollutants.Post fiber donations through www.TheHumSum.org#GlobalHub #recycle #hair ... See MoreSee Less
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