The shaggy mats are placed in drainage ditches to absorb polluted water before it reaches rivers or to combat pollution problems caused by floods.
many applications
Hair can also be turned into bio-composite bags or used to clean up oil spills.
It is estimated that just one kilogram of hair can absorb 7-8 liters of oil and hydrocarbons. According to the Hair Recycling Project, a single strand of hair can support up to 10 million times its own weight. In addition, keratin fibers are water-soluble and have excellent elasticity.
Hair is used according to its length. The long tresses become wigs, and the short tresses are used for various purposes, such as fertilizing the garden.
Hair is collected from the salon.
Last October, a lab at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) used waste hair collected from salon floors to grow crops such as leafy greens, microgreens, arugula and the Chinese cabbage bok choy. reported.
Companies are also experimenting with hair as a building material.
“Our products are more ethical because they are made locally instead of being imported from the other side of the world.” “They are made here to address local issues.” .”
