Recycling isn’t—and shouldn’t be—limited to separating plastic cartons, junk mail, and tin cans for the garbage collector. This Earth Day, think outside the plastic bin, and brainstorm creative ways to convert or re-purpose old, discarded, or unexpected...
by Murali N. Krishnaswamy Lisa Craig Gautier, talks about the use of human hair in oil spill management. MatterOfTrust.org, an ecological public charity established in 1998, concentrates on finding uses for naturally abundant renewable resources. It also runs the...
By Garvin Thomas Watch the video here: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/—Non-Profit-Using-Hair-To-Help-Clean-Up-Oil-Spills-Hopes-New-Facility-In-San-Francisco-Will-Be-Model-For-Others-407238015.html?t=2 Spend enough time in San Francisco and you begin to...
Hair/Fur As Cheap and Effective Oil Slick Cleanup With the oil spill Gulf of Mexico threatening the ecology, people worldwide are watching wishing they could help. Perhaps they don’t realize just how much they can. Human hair and animal fur can be used to help...
Shaving a longtime beard can be a total buzzkill. But when it came time for Scott Boback to get rid of the facial hair that took 20 months to grow, he made the most of it by donating it to a good cause. DICKINSONCOLLEGE Scott Boback pictured with his beard. ...
If there’s any downside to recycling, it’s this: Many of the ideas feel, well, pretty recycled by now. Newspapers, cans and bottles, your Dad’s “classic” joke as he’s about to carve the Thanksgiving turkey … Who among us isn’t totally familiar with the...