At its workshop in San Francisco, Matter of Trust produces mats made from donated human hair and animal fur, to soak up oil spills. They have been used to clean up minor spills, like this one ...

People generate a staggering amount of hair waste—salons in the U.S. and Canada toss out some 31.5 tons a day. But what if that discarded hair didn’t have to be waste?

Human Material Loop works with participating hairdressers to collect hair cuttings, which it processes into yarns and textiles and sometimes turns into garments.. Founder and CEO Zsofia Kollar was ...

A research team at UK is using human hair to create a sustainable construction material that could be used to repair bridges, buildings and more.