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Title: Donate Hair to Clean Up Oil Spills
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URL Source: http://www.californiagreensolutions ... /cgi-bin/gt/tpl.h,content=1444
Published: May 10, 2010
Author: CALIFORNIA GREEN SOLUTIONS
Post Date: 2010-05-10 14:18:12 by Jethro Tull
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Mats of human (and pet) hair, which naturally acts as a sponge to absorb oil from air and water are being used with oil spills, plant nurseries and more. In the recent Calfornia oil spill, the hair mats were used to soakup the oil, and then volunteers added mushrooms, which absorb the oil over a 12-week period to turn the hair mats into nontoxic compost. Hair salons generously send their swept up hair clippings to a recycling depot in California provided by St. Vincent de Paul's. This partnership program combines reuse, micro-economy and ecological oil spill clean up. Salons have free access to the Excess Access database which catalogs the postage donations and emails receipts for the recycled hair donations. There are over 370,000 hair salons in the US and each cut about one pound of hair a day! Matter of Trust does the outreach for the program through posters in salons and media PR. Posters also are also available that include information about how hair is also a slow protein release and excellent fertilizer for flower growers. For more information on hair as fertilizer please see Smart Grow. Poster Comment: Direct from the Land of Fruits and Nuts
Donate Hair to Clean Up Oil Spills
Reuse of Hair Clippings for Oil Cleanup
Hair is THE most efficient material for absorbing oil -- that's why we have to wash it so often! Hair Salons Divert Hair Clippings for Recycling
DO NOT SEND HAIR TO CALIFORNIA GREEN SOLUTIONS!
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
That's sexy.
Wouldn't you like to be on the receiving end of a few tons nits and lice?
#2. To: echo5sierra (#1)
Hair salons generously send their swept up hair clippings to a recycling depot in California provided by St. Vincent de Paul's
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