We are proud to be a part of the Gulf spill hair boom program. A huge International Natural Fiber Recycling mobilization is currently taking place to help get hair booms and hairmats to the Gulf Coast Spill.

"Hair is very efficient at gathering oil; skin oils off your face, oil pollution out of the air, and water, even petroleum oil spills. Hair is adsorbant (as in "clings to" unlike absorbant which is to "soak up.") There are over 370,000 hair salons in the US and each collects about 1 pound of hair a day. Right now, most of that goes into the waste stream, but it should all be made into hairmats." - Phil McCrory, inventor and stylist.

The hairmats are extremely efficient for drip pans during oil changes or under leaky cars, machinery, pipelines, even as booms for storm drains. A "boom" is a recycled nylon stuffed with hair. The booms are then tied together to surround and contain a spill.

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