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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...
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, Sep 2nd, 2022 https://vimeo.com/793517802
BE COMMON – ทำไม ‘พรมจากเส้นผมมนุษย์’ จึงเป็นทางรอดในการแก้ปัญหาน้ำมันรั่วที่ทั่วโลกให้การยอมรับ
เป็นประจำทุกวันที่ ลิซ่า โกติเยร์ (Lisa Gautier) จะได้รับกล่องพัสดุที่ข้างในเต็มไปด้วยเส้นผมมนุษย์ ไม่ว่าจะสีบลอนด์ ดำ แดง ไปจนถึงสีน้ำตาลบรูเน็ตต์ CONTINUE READING... be common, Jul 14th, 2022...
XATAKA – Tenemos un nuevo aliado para combatir los derrames de petróleo: el pelo que dejamos en las peluquerías
En España hay decenas de miles de peluquerías que al terminar el día acaban con bolsas repletas de cabello. Llevamos tanto tiempo viéndolo pulular por sus suelos, en los recogederos, rodeado de polvo, que lo asociamos automáticamente con basura; pero… ¿Y si esos...
BBC – Using Human Hair to Fight Oil Spills
Usually our hair is thrown away after it's cut. But a hairdresser in Wales has been using her customers' hair to make special mats, which are used to help the planet. CONTINUE READING... BBC - Using Human Hair to Fight Oil Spills July 8th, 2022...
SF EXAMINER – Cole Valley Eco-Home presents alternative ways of living
For 24 years, environmentalist Lisa Craig Gautier and her husband Patrice Oliver Gautier, co-founders of the nonprofit Matter of Trust, have focused on living sustainable lives. Almost three years ago, the couple extended their reach by opening the doors to their...