Productive Passions – Hair, Oil & a Global Mission: How Waste Became an Environmental Solution | Ep. 61

What if the hair you throw away every week could clean up oil spills, restore dying soil, and filter polluted water? It already is – in 54 countries. In this episode of Productive Passions, Christy sits down with Lisa Gautier, co-founder of Matter of Trust, an...

The Better India – Thrown Away at Salons, Human Hair Is Now Helping Clean Polluted Water Before It Reaches Yamuna

By Nishtha Kawrani Edited By Vidya Gowri Venkatesh 25 May 2026 In Delhi, Rahul Gupta’s Kesakambali Foundation is transforming donated human hair into oil-absorbing mats that intercept pollutants before they reach the Yamuna. The initiative has recycled over 1,000 kg...

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FoodPrint – The unexpected role of hair, fur and wool in sustainable agriculture

by Ruscena Wiederholt Published: 3/30/26, Last updated: 3/27/26 “Airplanes have been changing the flight routes of where birds fly …” said Lisa Gautier, president and founder of the nonprofit Matter of Trust. “We’ve been vacuuming up all of our own hair and our pet...

Mexico Business News – Human Hair Emerges as Tool for Water, Soil Solutions

By MBN Staff | MBN staff – Tue, 03/24/2026 – 15:48 Matter of Trust Latam is scaling the use of human hair as a low-cost, nature-based solution to address water pollution and soil degradation in Mexico City, deploying filtration systems and agricultural...