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The Hair Recycle Project has discovered the potential of mats made of discarded human hair in cleaning up water pollution.

Human hair is capable of absorbing environmental pollutants, according to a non-profit organisation based in Belgium. The Hair Recycle Project, conducted by the non-profit called Dung Dung, is aimed towards developing waste recovery tactics and how they can be used to boost the economy. The project found that a kilogram of human hair can absorb around seven to eight litres of oil and hydrocarbons. According to the scientists, this can be used to absorb the oil and hydrocarbons which contribute towards polluting the air and can even be used to stop water pollution and oil spills.

Coiffeurs across Belgium are sweeping up and bagging hair clipped from their customers, and then handing it over to an NGO that recycles it to protect...

Belgium's hairstylists are sweeping up and bagging their clients' hair, then handing it over to an NGO that recycles it to protect the environment.

Coiffeurs in Belgium are now bagging and securing hair from customers and handing it over at an NGO to recycle it. Hair Recycle is a project that feeds locks and tresses to a machine that transforms them into matted squares. These can then be used to absorb oil or other hydrocarbons which pollute the environment […]