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SF COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT – Award to Matter of Trust 2023
CONTINUE READING... San Francisco Commission on the Environment - Award to Matter of Trust August 29th, 2023 https://vimeo.com/859572142
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Your Hair is Surprisingly Recyclable
People generate a staggering amount of hair waste—salons in the U.S. and Canada toss out some 31.5 tons a day. But what if that discarded hair didn’t have to be waste? CONTINUE READING... National Geographic, June 28th, 2023...
WEATHER CHANNEL – Oil Spills, Cleaning Up With Human Hair
The Weather Channel News Clip hosted on Vimeo. Facts are Facts - Oil Spills on the Decline - Cleaning Up With Human Hair. CONTINUE READING... The Weather Channel, Jun 26th, 2023 https://vimeo.com/841349752
HOW STUFF WORKS – Donate Your Hair to Help Keep Our Water Clean
When you get a haircut, those piles of hair that are left behind on the floor don't have to go into the trash. Instead, surprisingly, that hair can be used to help stop oil spills and leakage from contaminating the environment. CONTINUE READING... How Stuff...
TIME MAGAZINE – Here’s Why People in the Philippines Are Collecting Human Hair to Clean the Ocean
Locals worried about the spill’s impact on their economies have rallied to help cleanup efforts—and they may have a secret weapon. CONTINUE READING... March 20, 2023 – Thank you Time Magazine for the mention! Please note: Matter of Trust and all Partner Hubs,...
CW TV – Oceans Emergency Currents of Hope
CW TV Oceans Emergency Currents of Hope December 26, 2022 48:40 (Matter of Trust) CONTINUE READING... CW TV, December 26th, 2022: https://www.si.com/tv/entertainment/2022/12/27/ocean-emergency-currents-of-hope-live-stream-watch
DW – A hairdresser using hair to save the sea
A hairdresser makes use of her customers' cut hair to make special mats to help clean the coast and sea in event of oil spills in her native country Wales. Human hair is a natural oil absorber. CONTINUE READING... DW, Dec 1st, 2022...
WEATHER CHANNEL – Oil Spills, Cleaning Up With Human Hair
The Weather Channel News Clip hosted on Vimeo. Facts are Facts - Oil Spills on the Decline - Cleaning Up With Human Hair. CONTINUE READING... The Weather Channel, Sep 2nd, 2022 https://vimeo.com/793517802
SF EXAMINER – Cole Valley Eco-Home presents alternative ways of living
For 24 years, environmentalist Lisa Craig Gautier and her husband Patrice Oliver Gautier, co-founders of the nonprofit Matter of Trust, have focused on living sustainable lives. Almost three years ago, the couple extended their reach by opening the doors to their...
CNN – Human hair is being used to clean up oil spills
Lisa Gautier receives nearly a dozen parcels of human hair every day. This would be unnerving for most, but Gautier knows that the blonde and brunette locks, and all the other shades, will become something wonderfully "green." With her San-Francisco-based non-profit...