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# Human Hair Cleans Up Oil Spills
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/human-hair-cleans-up-oil-spills/
- Published: 2007-12-24T08:11:35.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-24T15:17:38.000Z
- Description: There is an Organisation in San Francisco called Matter of Trust, which, as one of its many projects, collects human hair from…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:15

There is an Organisation in San Francisco called [Matter of Trust](http://www.matteroftrust.org/?ref=protein.xyz), which, as one of its many projects, collects human hair from thousands of salons across the country and sends it to Georgia to be woven into mats.

![](http://www.matteroftrust.org/images/oilspill/IMG_0150.JPG)

These mats are then used to absorb used motor oil. The used, oil-soaked mats are seeded with oyster mushrooms, which thrive on and absorb the black gunk, and after three months the whole lot can then be safely composted. Something that all coastal town folk should consider setting up... via [Tiny Choices](http://tinychoices.com/?ref=protein.xyz)