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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 square by square...
Forbes Japan – Fuji Rock and the U.S. Air Force also adopted the unexpected use of “cut hair” from U.S. hairdressers
Have you ever seen the hair cut at the beauty salon and thought "it's a waste"?In the United States and Canada, 31.5 tons of hair are thrown away from beauty salons every day. Under these circumstances, "Matter of Trust Japan" was established in Japan on December 19,...
WASHINGTON POST – A lake is filled with oil. Thousands donated their hair to help soak it up.
Volunteers cut donors' hair during a campaign in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 6. Hundreds of Venezuelans came to get their hair cut, some with their pets, to support an initiative that aims to use human and animal hair to help clean up Lake Maracaibo, which is highly...
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...