Brilliant design is when you can take a waste product and transform it into something badly needed. In 1989 Phil McCrory, an Alabama hairdresser, was shampooing a customer’s head. The TV in the salon was on, and news footage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill was...
Matter of Trust, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization, has been turning hair into thick mats and long tubes that soak up large amounts of oil. CONTINUE READING… Interesting Engineering, May 13th, 2024...
In a world of weird, this one ranks up there… A non-profit out of San Francisco, California, is cleaning up oil spills using the naturally adsorbent properties of human hair, woven into thick mats that soak up a gallon and a half at a time. CONTINUE...
From fashion houses to environmental non-profits, scientists said human hair may be the next biggest sustainable material. As experts look to find different ways to tackle the effects of climate change, more of these products may soon be in your stores and in your...
The hair of the dog isn’t just for hangovers– it can help your garden and ease pollution too! One Bay Area ecology group is employing hair from people and pets to use in the garden via compost and in the ocean to clean up pollution, using hair’s...
Try answering this off the top of your head: What’s an abundant renewable resource that can spur growth in your garden and clear pollutants from bodies of water? The answer, according to a Bay Area nonprofit, is hair. CONTINUE READING… LA TIMES –...
For the past few decades, Lisa Craig Gautier and her team at San Francisco-based nonprofit Matter of Trust have used mats made out of human and animal hair to help clean beaches and bodies of water. But, more recently, they have expanded to a new project: using hair...
Aaron Elam runs a unique hair salon. For one, he operates it out of a converted airstream trailer. Hence its apt name: Hairstream. It’s located right off the Greenway in South Fayetteville. Elam said the uncommon nature of his salon draws many walk-up customers....
CONTINUE READING… Instagram – Sam Bentley – Using HAIR to Fight Oil Spills! February 4th, 2024 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C27u5Hbokcx/?igsh=OTU1ODAwZWUxYg==...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — For Noah Teller, precision is a passion, especially when he’s trying to learn how to make things grow. As Ecological and Restoration Coordinator at San Francisco’s Presidio, he’s testing a variety of fertilizers in a tiny...
