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HUFFINGTON POST – Guy Donated His Hipster Beard To Help Soak Up Future Oil Spills
Shaving a longtime beard can be a total buzzkill. But when it came time for Scott Boback to get rid of the facial hair that took 20 months to grow, he made the most of it by donating it to a good cause. DICKINSONCOLLEGE Scott Boback pictured with his beard. ...
AJC – Pet fur & packing peanuts? 7 things you didn’t know you could recycle!
If there’s any downside to recycling, it’s this: Many of the ideas feel, well, pretty recycled by now. Newspapers, cans and bottles, your Dad’s “classic” joke as he’s about to carve the Thanksgiving turkey … Who among us isn’t totally familiar with the...
CHARITYRUMOR – Your Hair Can Save the Planet Because of Its Oil Collecting Properties
Man-made surplus and renewable resources are turned into ecologically-sound, oil-absorbing products Posted on February 25, 2016 in Charity Spotlight // 0 Comments Non-toxic Hair Mats soak up oil and provide a natural and effective alternative to traditional man-made...
Organic Authority – Dogs Donate Fur for Oil Spill
Dogs around the world are giving the hair off their backs to help clean up one of the worst oil spills in history. Groomers have gathered the hair trimmings from their doggie salon floors, as individuals collect the fur that their dogs are shedding, all sending it...
BBC UK – From food to fashion, the thriving market in human hair
The trade in human hair is a growing - and very lucrative - market, with a new film by US comedian Chris Rock looking at the industry. But what can human hair be used for? CONTINUE READING... BBC UK, Jun 24th, 2010 ...
CSR Wire – Hooters Girls Donate Their Pantyhose to Create Booms and Absorb Up to 1 Million Gallons of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
/PRNewswire/ -- Hooters Girls from all over the country will be voluntarily donating their torn pantyhose in an effort to help absorb the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico. The laundered pantyhose are used to make booms which are stuffed with hair, fur and fleece to...
Talk of the Town: Orhan’s ecological effort cut short – June 2010
AS THE Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues, frantic attempts are being made to protect the coast. One of the ideas floated by San Francisco charity Matter of Trust was the use of human hair stuffed into stockings. The fibre-recycling organisation uses these natural...
Students donate hair to fight oil spill – May 2010
Most students choose to get a haircut because of the hot weather or to change their hairstyle. On Thursday, University of Florida students chose to get a haircut to help the environment. On a sunny and hot summer day at the Plaza of the Americas, about 20 UF students...
Salon saves hair clippings to soak up Gulf oil – May 2010
SARANAC LAKE - Instead of throwing its hair clippings in the garbage as usual, a local hair salon is collecting them and mailing them to a nonprofit group that will use it to help soak up oil in the Gulf of Mexico. For...
Bayview Corner salon donates hair for oil spill – May 2010
Water and oil don’t mix. But oil and hair do. Brittney DeMartini, owner of La Salon Bella at Bayview Corner, has joined a growing army of clippers across the country who are sending out boxes of shorn locks to help clean up the massive oil spill off America’s southern...