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MONEY TALE$ – The Balanced Class
In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is Lisa Gautier. Lisa cares deeply about the hair on your head. That might sound weird but let me tell you why. 25 years ago, she and her husband started an environmental public charity called Matter of Trust. Matter of Trust...
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...
COAST REPORT ONLINE – Director yells, ‘cut!’
Orange Coast College alum Daniel Gil is rocking the stage in the Theatre Arts Department musical “All Shook Up” opening this Friday, with one caveat: those long locks had to go. CONTINUE READING... Coast Report Online, May 5, 2023 ...
INVENTOR SPOT – Hair a Renewable Resource Makes Oil Cleaning Mat
As we have learned in the past, human hair can be recycled and used to make many creative things such as art and even clothes, but did you know it could also be used to clean up oil spills? It's true. CONTINUE READING... Inventor Spot, 20xx ...
NLD – Tóc người trở thành “chiến binh” giải cứu môi trường
Trong năm 2021, Cục Quản lý Khí quyển và Đại dương Quốc gia Mỹ (NOAA) ghi nhận 175 sự cố tràn dầu trên biển và đất liền ở Mỹ. CONTINUE READING... NLD, Jan 23rd, 2023...
BUSINESS INSIDER – Włosy rewelacyjne w oczyszczaniu wody. “Kilogram może wchłonąć 5 kg oleju”
Okazuje się, że kilogram włosów może wchłonąć pięć kilogramów oleju. Fakt ten postanowiła wykorzystać firma Matter of Trust, która produkuje maty z włosów. W ten sposób chce pomóc posprzątać światowe odpady. CONTINUE READING... Business Insider, Jan 12th, 2023...
IMPAKTER – How Hair Cleans Up Oil Spills
Hairy problems require hairy solutions: Countries across the globe are using hair to clean up water pollution, from park drains to oil spills CONTINUE READING... Impakter, Dec 31st, 2022 https://impakter.com/how-hair-cleans-up-oil-spills/
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...