Matter of Trust

Join Eco-Enthusiasts for

Renewable Resources

 

Donating hair, fur, fleece...?Booking a Field Trip, Tour…?

Matter of Trust

Join Eco-Enthusiasts for

Renewable Resources

Donating hair, fur, fleece...?Booking a Field Trip, Tour…?

Matter of Trust

Join Eco-Enthusiasts for

Renewable Resources

Donating hair, fur, fleece...?Booking a Field Trip, Tour…?

       HEADLINES:

– – Huge congratulations to Rhiannon Johnston for winning First Prize with her Matter of Trust Documentary, “Hair Matters”!

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 garner trust in nature’s abundant, renewable cycles.

Mother Nature is a catalyst and always in balance
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 hair-mats-for-oil-spills project where we felt waste fibers into mats that soak up petrochemicals.

(2) Eco-Industrial Hub with model factory and exhibit hall is in the SoMa district of San Francisco.

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

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

(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.

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

Our Programs That Are Trending

Hair Matters Program

Fallin’ For Harvest Time

Tour the Eco-Hub

Welcome to 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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Matter of Trust established the Hair Matters program to promote large-scale waste fiber recycling. In 1999, Lisa Gautier, Matter of Trust founder and President, began a partnership with Phil McCrory, a hair stylist and inventor from Alabama. Years earlier, Phil had been washing an oily head of hair while watching CNN coverage of otters covered in petrol during the famous Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska. It occurred to him that he was cutting fiber that could be used to soak up oil spillsmatteroftrust.org/donate/matteroftrust.org/history-partners/#hairmat #hair #OilSpill #recycle Phil McCrory ... See MoreSee Less
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Eco-Academy – Youth Programs & ResearchWe have created, collected and curated many eco-resources that will inspire and delight everyone young at heart! Check out our forums, articles, archives, lesson plans, helpful eco-tips book, pilot projects, field studies, intern write-ups, university published papers about MofT and more.matteroftrust.org/all-programs-hair-mat/#HumSum#research #YouthAcademy ... See MoreSee Less
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Hair Matters Global Hub PartnersSanctuary Farm, ArizonaSanctuary Farm & Rest House is a small farm with rescue alpacas, heritage livestock, and pastured poultry. "We also host people in recovery from addiction and substance abuse, or people in helping professions who need a short-term respite stay. We process most of our alpaca fiber on the farm, and look forward to making use of alpaca, sheep, dog, and other fibers as a felting hub"matteroftrust.org/current-satellite-hub-partners/#alpaca #hairmat #hair #recycle ... See MoreSee Less
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How can I donate hair?Why do I have to sign up for the HUM SUM?Our organization receives a lot of hair, and each of our warehouses can house only so many donations. We try to always find the closest warehouse to you that has available space. This helps us limit the donation process’s carbon footprint.matteroftrust.org/collecting-hair-fur-fleece/#hairmat #OilSpill #hair #recycleFor further inquiries, feel free to email us at claire@matteroftrust.org with your Hum Sum login email. ... See MoreSee Less
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