As millions of gallons of oil float toward the Gulf Coast, tons of one eminently renewable — and absorbent — resource are being shipped in to stop it: hair. And pantyhose. At least 400,000 pounds of human hair and animal fur (cat, dog, sheep, alpaca), donated from...
Local fur and hair collection will defend Florida beaches Lisa Scarbrough wants your pet’s fur. And she’ll take the hair off your head, too, if you’re getting it cut. The animal advocate and founder of Coastal Pet Rescue is spearheading a local...
Ms. Gautier’s ‘Hair Mats’ Hit Production Snag; Donated Manes Languish in the Dining Room SAN FRANCISCO — The recession has left Lisa Gautier with an abundance of hair — 18,000 pounds, to be exact. She didn’t grow it herself. Mrs....
From mushrooms to hair mats, quirky cleanups for man-made messes. Go With the Flow Inventor John Todd’s Eco-Machines use tanks of bacteria, fungi, plants, snails, and fish to digest sewage, releasing water clean enough to be reused for plumbing or irrigation....
Ah, stuff. We need it, we want it, we love it. Until we hate it, get bored with it, or wear it out (unless you’re a hoarder and you just keep everything). Sure, some of it winds up in the green bin or goes to Goodwill. But chances are, you’re sending a lot...
SHAINA FORSMAN and about 40 other students from Larkspur’s Marin Primary and Middle School got the best of two worlds Monday – helping the environment by getting a haircut. “I’m really glad I can contribute and help out the environment,”...
