A nonprofit based in San Francisco is using human hair and animal fur to help clean up oil spills.
A standard way to clean up oil on land is to use mats made from polypropylene, a non-biodegradable plastic. Hair, however, is an environmentally friendly resource that can soak up around five times its weight in oil.
So, the nonprofit called Matter of Trust is making special mats and booms (long tube-like products) out of human hair to clean up spills. CONTINUE READING…
13 ABC, May 19th, 2022