Donate pet hair to help clean up the oil spill

by Leila

I spotting this inhabitat post via unconsumption. Matter of Trust, a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to repurposing existing goods to prevent excess consumption will take your dog or cat hair and send that superabsorbant stuff to the Gulf of Mexico to help clean up the oil spill. Rad.

photo via inhabitat

Tags: Inhabitat, Matter of Trust, pet hair, unconsumption

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7 Responses to “Donate pet hair to help clean up the oil spill”

jennie Says:
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 10:24 am | Reply
dang, i just threw out a disturbingly large amount of cat hair last night.
Leila Darabi Says:
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 10:25 am | Reply
In my experience it regenerates quickly.
italicious Says:
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Reply
i’ll forward this to my sister, Story generates a ridiculous amount of hair, too bad they aren’t buying it, she could probably use the money!
Leila Darabi Says:
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 3:08 pm | Reply
Story Cat!
SA Stevens Says:
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 10:03 am | Reply
Where should the hair be sent??

What about human hair? Lots of people get hair cuts every day.

Please let me know the shipping address.

Thanks,
Leila Darabi Says:
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 11:09 am | Reply
Here’s the link again to sign up and learn more:

http://www.matteroftrust.org/
David Says:
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 3:59 pm | Reply
My hair will be donated by my salon! The hairstylist said they did this during the Exxon Valdez spill as well. Should we start collecting our hair now for the next oil spill?