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...
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...
SFGATE Big mats of human hair are being used to save 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...
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...
