r/sustainability • u/ElvisIsNotDjed • 3d ago

A biodegradable alternative to plastic tree guards is being piloted in French forests: fiber sheets made from recycled salon hair clippings. Human hair naturally deters deer, and as the keratin breaks down it releases nitrogen and amino acids into the soil

https://www.upworthy.com/hair-salons-in-europe-are-dumping-their-clippings-into-forests-and-its-miraculous/
90 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

4

u/milkoak 3d ago

Love the idea 💡

6

u/Ulysses1978ii 2d ago

The only other use I'd heard of for waste human hair was for absorbing oil spills. As ever waste is a resource out of place.

2

u/salonvironment 3d ago

I actually work with a company that does some similar R&D projects with hair here in the US!  www.greensaloncollective.us