Using Human Hair to Fight Oil Spills

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Takeaways:

  • A hairdresser in Wales uses her customers’ hair to make special mats.
  • These mats can soak up oil many times its weight.
  • She works with a charity called Matter of Trust, and they use the mats to filter stormwater and soak up oil spills on beaches.

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