Heather wears her hair braided, because if she doesn’t, she
ends up sitting on it. She’s proud of the length. The only time she’s been willing
to have it cut is when there’s enough to donate to Locks of Love or Wigs for
Kids. My hair gets cut every five or six weeks, so there’s never enough to help
someone with cancer or alopecia. That doesn’t mean my clippings have to go to
the landfill. Matter of Trust, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, collects hair
trimmings from individuals and salons, along with fur, wool and fleece from groomers
and farmers. Donated clippings become felt mats to soak up oil spills in
wells, rivers and even oceans. Hair, as it happens, can absorb five times its
weight in oil. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, there are thousands of oil spills – large and small – in US
waters every year. The solution might be right on your head.
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