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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Your Hair is Surprisingly Recyclable
People generate a staggering amount of hair waste—salons in the U.S. and Canada toss out some 31.5 tons a day. But what if that discarded hair didn’t have to be waste? CONTINUE READING... National Geographic, June 28th, 2023...
WEATHER CHANNEL – Oil Spills, Cleaning Up With Human Hair
The Weather Channel News Clip hosted on Vimeo. Facts are Facts - Oil Spills on the Decline - Cleaning Up With Human Hair. CONTINUE READING... The Weather Channel, Jun 26th, 2023 https://vimeo.com/841349752
HOW STUFF WORKS – Donate Your Hair to Help Keep Our Water Clean
When you get a haircut, those piles of hair that are left behind on the floor don't have to go into the trash. Instead, surprisingly, that hair can be used to help stop oil spills and leakage from contaminating the environment. CONTINUE READING... How Stuff...
COAST REPORT ONLINE – Director yells, ‘cut!’
Orange Coast College alum Daniel Gil is rocking the stage in the Theatre Arts Department musical “All Shook Up” opening this Friday, with one caveat: those long locks had to go. CONTINUE READING... Coast Report Online, May 5, 2023 ...
TIME MAGAZINE – Here’s Why People in the Philippines Are Collecting Human Hair to Clean the Ocean
Locals worried about the spill’s impact on their economies have rallied to help cleanup efforts—and they may have a secret weapon. CONTINUE READING... March 20, 2023 – Thank you Time Magazine for the mention! Please note: Matter of Trust and all Partner Hubs,...
Legendary Alpacas of Texas – Maypearl, Texas
Retail Store InteriorLegendary Alpacas of Texas – Maypearl, Texas Working alpaca ranch Seed Stock Producer Education Farm Mentor Farm Retail store Felting hub – pending Legendary Alpacas of Texas is a 32-acre working ranch of show-quality Huacayan Alpacas that produce...
Horniman Museum – London, UK
Felters preparing hair mat for exhibition.Horniman Museum - London, UK Art Installation Website: https://www.horniman.ac.uk The Horniman Museum is having an exhibiton on Hair in October 2021
Pyramid Project – Bangkok, Thailand
Pyramid Project - Bangkok, Thailand Art Installation Website: https://pareid.com/Follicle-BKK Human hair is a complex matrix of different records of toxicity contained within the human body as a consequence of one’s living environment.Follicle is an event and a...
University of London – London, UK
Visitors at exhibit.University of London - London, UK Art Installation Website: http://hairhumanstories.co.uk Hair! Human Stories is a pop up exhibition which explores the extraordinary qualities and uses of human hair - our original fibre.
Emma Tarlo – London, UK
Emma Tarlo - London, UK Author Website: https://www.gold.ac.uk/anthropology/staff/e-tarlo/ Emma Tarlo is a professor of anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She regularly gives public lectures worldwide and contributes to BBC Radio programmes and news...