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Productive Passions – Hair, Oil & a Global Mission: How Waste Became an Environmental Solution | Ep. 61
What if the hair you throw away every week could clean up oil spills, restore dying soil, and filter polluted water? It already is - in 54 countries. In this episode of Productive Passions, Christy sits down with Lisa Gautier, co-founder of Matter of Trust, an...
The Better India – Thrown Away at Salons, Human Hair Is Now Helping Clean Polluted Water Before It Reaches Yamuna
By Nishtha Kawrani Edited By Vidya Gowri Venkatesh 25 May 2026 In Delhi, Rahul Gupta’s Kesakambali Foundation is transforming donated human hair into oil-absorbing mats that intercept pollutants before they reach the Yamuna. The initiative has recycled over 1,000 kg...
FoodPrint – The unexpected role of hair, fur and wool in sustainable agriculture
by Ruscena Wiederholt Published: 3/30/26, Last updated: 3/27/26 “Airplanes have been changing the flight routes of where birds fly …” said Lisa Gautier, president and founder of the nonprofit Matter of Trust. “We’ve been vacuuming up all of our own hair and our pet...
Mexico Business News – Human Hair Emerges as Tool for Water, Soil Solutions
By MBN Staff | MBN staff - Tue, 03/24/2026 - 15:48 Matter of Trust Latam is scaling the use of human hair as a low-cost, nature-based solution to address water pollution and soil degradation in Mexico City, deploying filtration systems and agricultural applications in...
AFP – Barron’s – NGO Uses Hair To Help Restore Mexico City’s Agricultural Islands
By Elisa COLELLA Feb 19, 2026 6:00 am EST For centuries, farmers in southern Mexico City have cultivated "chinampas", agricultural islands first developed in pre-Hispanic times and still in use today. But water contamination is an increasing concern for them. In these...
Instagram – Victor Haisch – Haare gegen Ölverschmutzung
victorhaisch Erfahre, wie der Friseur Phil McGrory eine simple Beobachtung in seinem Salon in eine geniale Umweltlösung verwandelt hat:Menschliche Haare, Tierhaare und sogar Federn werden zu Matten und langen Ölsperren verarbeitet, die Öl aufsaugen und dessen...
HairbyKristenVerley – Hair Donations
You're making a difference! Any hair that can be used for wig production will be donated to your preferred organization. Hair that cannot be transformed into wigs will be directed to the Hair Matters program, where it will be repurposed into mats and booms to assist...
Additional Lengths – Hair Recycling
Recycling Your Extensions We’ve teamed up with Matter of Trust and their Clean Wave Campaign to spread the love for the environment. Together, we’re raising awareness about recycling human hair extensions and making sustainability a priority. CONTINUE...
GrupoMultimediaLegal – L’Oréal, Matter of Trust and the Chapultepec Forest Join Forces
L'Oréal Mexico, Matter of Trust and the Chapultepec Forest through the Chapultepec Pro Forest Trust, today presented a revolutionary solution for cleaning water bodies: carpets made with human hair capable of absorbing pollutants such as oils and other residues....
Probosque Chapultepec – Hair that cleans water: an alliance between L’Oréal Mexico, Matter of Trust and the Chapultepec Forest
Probosque Chapultepec Hair that cleans water: an alliance between L’Oréal Mexico, Matter of Trust and the Chapultepec Forest Oct 31st, 2025 On October 29, 2025, Loreal Oréal Mexico, Matter of Trust and the Chapultepec Forest through the Pro Bosque de Chapultepec...