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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...
SILive – The doo wop that they do so well for charity
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Third Annual Doo Wop Night to raise funds for the Staten Island Alzheimer’s Foundation is set for June 13 at 2 p.m. at Memory Lane, the foundation’s headquarters, located at 789 Post Ave. in West Brighton. CONTINUE READING... SILive,...
Students collect ‘Hair Fur Oil’ on SOU campus – May 2010
Makeshift barber shop draws donors — and their pets, too The hair and fur will be shipped to Matter of Trust, a nonprofit group that stuffs the material into donated nylons and makes them into booms that surround, contain and soak up the oil and are later broken down...
Oil cleanup company is not using collected hair -May 2010
OMAHA — Hair today, Gulf tomorrow? Salons across Omaha are clipping and saving bags and boxes of hair as part of a nationwide drive to help soak up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. One problem: The company at the center of the massive cleanup effort in the...
Head shave appeal to save environment – May 2010
One hair salon in Cardiff is appealing for people to shave their heads to mop up spilt oil Johnsons Hairdressers on Cathays Terrace are inviting people to shave their heads to protect the environment. The hair salon is taking part in the Hair Today Gone Tomorrow...