Our hair can now do more than help us look good. A high school student on Long Island is using the trimmings from haircuts to help save the planet. FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg explains how the locks are being turned into a product that keeps harmful chemicals from...
Remember learning in school that resourceful ancient civilizations used all available resources to perform vital societal functions and never discarded anything? It’s kind of the anthropological illustration of the old proverb that one must work with what he’s got....
India is one of the largest economies in the world today, fuelled by a wave of start-ups and entrepreneurship. However, many still believe that business is solely about making a profit. They often overlook the fact that entrepreneurship is a broad spectrum, including...
Have you ever looked at a fur ball that accumulated after giving your pet a nice brush and wondered, “Could this help reduce oil pollution?” Yeah, neither have we, but Lisa Gautier, founder and president of Matter of Trust, sure has. CONTINUE READING… ...
2024 Hearst National Multimedia Championship – First Prize Matter of Trust, founded by Lisa Gautier, is a nonprofit focused on environmental sustainability by linking surplus materials with needs. Their Hair Matters program collects hair, fur, and wool fibers to...
SANTIAGO, June 4 (Reuters) – Luisana Gil, a dog groomer in Santiago, Chile, has a lot of hair on her hands – she throws away bags and bags of her clients’ hair, which until recently went straight to the landfill. Now Gil is connecting her discarded...
