SF GATE – Big mats of human hair are saving Bay Area beaches. You can give yours

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...

WASHINGTON POST – Dutch start-up Human Material Loop turns hair into sustainable clothing

This unexpected material might be in your next sweater… Entrepreneurs are looking for ways to recycle human hair, including weaving clippings swept off the floor of salons and barbershops into clothes. CONTINUE READING…   Washington Post – Dutch...

KUAF – Clipping for a cause: Hairstream donates discarded hair to clean waterways

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....

Instagram – Sam Bentley – Using HAIR to Fight Oil Spills

  CONTINUE READING…   Instagram – Sam Bentley – Using HAIR to Fight Oil Spills! February 4th, 2024 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C27u5Hbokcx/?igsh=OTU1ODAwZWUxYg==...

ABC7 – SF Ecologists Testing Human and Animal Hair to Help Grow Plants in Presidio

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...