Matter of Trust

Join Eco-Enthusiasts

for Renewable Resources!


We collect hair, fur, wool, cork…
for oil spills and soils

Donate Fiber Here!
What Drives Us

Our Mission, Vision & Goals

Our mission is to link surplus with needs.

We envision humanity harmonizing with Earth. 

Our main goals are to encourage optimism and build trust in abundant, renewable cycles.

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The Eco-Hub

The Eco-Home

Exhibits

Eco-Home Open House

Dec 2 – 7th, 2025 | 11AM – 4PM

@728 Cole Street, San Francisco, California USA

Did you know?

LINKING surplus with needs diverts useful items and materials from the waste stream, plus creates jobs in logistics & repairs.

You shampoo because HAIR collects oil.  Help us gather clippings from salons and pet groomers. We felt fibers into mats that soak up oil spills.

COMPOSTING grazed rangelands boosts photosynthesis, pulling more carbon out of the air and returning it back into the soil.

Our Programs

We have 7 departments:

(1) Hair Matters is our global project where we felt waste fibers into mats that soak up petrochemicals and help with soil remediation.

(2) The Hum Sum – for Humanity Adding Solutions our environmental social media platform, where everyone can share ecological posts and research.

(3) Eco-Home and urban edible garden with planet-friendly, immersive tours and field trips.

(4) Eco-Industrial Hubs (Eco-Hub & Eco-Depot) our working model factories and exhibit hall in the SoMa district of San Francisco.

(5) Eco-Academy – Our Youth and Eco-Education Program includes internships, apprenticeships and green careers for all ages.

(6) The WALOP – Worthy Actionable List of Projects through 2050 – researching, organizing and implementing solutions that nurture healthy air, soil, water, energy and life.

We are also the proud fiscal sponsors for programs including: a) Sonoma Food Runners, b) Heart of the City Farmers’ Market Food Security Education Project, and more.

(7) Administration – We open-source all of our back-end processes because we believe that public charities should have transparent, replicable systems that help each other collaborate to save funds and time.

Our Programs That Are Trending

Hair Matters Program

Season’s Greenings

Tour the Eco-Hub

Welcome to the Eco-Hub!

GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Daily, we see so many people working together towards a harmonious  future. We created The Hum Sum – Humanity Adding Solutions for nonprofits, businesses, governments, schools, households, and curious individuals… Everyone is welcome to join this environmental network and post questions, answers, events, commitments, free stuff, wishes and more!  TheHumSum.org

RESOURCES

Check out our extensive and growing library full of inspirational news stories on green-innovations. Plus, all of our own open source, in-house research, educational tools and lesson plans. Focusing on pollution reduction and ecological inventions, we incorporate the perspectives and incentives from everywhere possible. Local to global, multi-sector, boots on the ground to behind a desk, up and down the ladder, mailroom to drawing board to boardroom, youth to senior… enjoy discovering how caring and adaptable humanity truly is!

RESOURCES

Check out our extensive and growing library full of inspirational news stories on green-innovations. Plus, all of our own open source, in-house research, educational tools and lesson plans. Focusing on pollution reduction and ecological inventions, we incorporate the perspectives and incentives from everywhere possible. Local to global, multi-sector, boots on the ground to behind a desk, up and down the ladder, mailroom to drawing board to boardroom, youth to senior… enjoy discovering how caring and adaptable humanity truly is!

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Bath Country Pets, Chippenham, Wiltshire first big donation for 2026 - a whole 4kg of clean dog hair clippings and undercoats.
Thank you to all who donate hair/fur to help make hairmats we couldnt do it without you

What Can I (my kid, my classroom, scout troop…) Do To Help The Hair Matters program?
Here are a few ways you can help the Hair Matters Program:
1. Organize a cut-a-thon / shave-a-thon / groom-a-thon (pet fur / fleece)

https://matteroftrust.org/donate-hair-fur-and-fiber/

Do you want to make hair mats?
If you are interested in working with our HAIR MATTERS Program, by 2030 we are seeking 300 satellite partners around the world and we have a starter kit fund.

https://matteroftrust.org/making-hair-mats/
#HairMats #recycle #hair

Thanks to Cara Funk from Zillah, Washington USA for the donation of black Newfoundland dog hair.
to donate fur/hair to help make hair mats follow link https://matteroftrust.org/donate-hair-fur-and-fiber/
#petfur #HairMats #recycle

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We've been building mats weekly since 1998 to restore local environments, but what does that even mean? We place these natural, non-invasive mats into oceans, terrain, rivers, and storm drains to soak up pollution-based oils. These booms and mats break down naturally, adding healthy fertizilizers over a period of time. Comment if you have any questions about our operation! ... See MoreSee Less
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Bath Country Pets, Chippenham, Wiltshire first big donation for 2026 - a whole 4kg of clean dog hair clippings and undercoats.Thank you to all who donate hair/fur to help make hairmats we couldnt do it without youto donate follow link matteroftrust.org/donate-hair-fur-and-fiber/#hair #HairMats #recycle #petfur ... See MoreSee Less
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What Can I (my kid, my classroom, scout troop…) Do To Help The Hair Matters program?Here are a few ways you can help the Hair Matters Program:1. Organize a cut-a-thon / shave-a-thon / groom-a-thon (pet fur / fleece)2. Download / print out Hair Matters flyers and give them to hair dressers to explain the program (or email an electronic flyer and save a tree)3. Collect a box full of “debris-free” clippings and mail it in to us through Excess Access4. Do a presentation / classroom demo of an oil spill clean up with hair / fur / fleece, video here5. Send us a short video / email report with images and email it to us or share with our social media to spread awarenessThank you for contributing to this Hair Matters program that is diverting useful fibers out of the waste stream, providing a new recycled resource, and creating green jobs while cleaning waterways!matteroftrust.org/donate-hair-fur-and-fiber/ ... See MoreSee Less
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