Who would have said that i cut hair they could become a resource for fight pollution? In France, an idea as simple as it is effective by revolutionizing the way you face the water purification: use i Hair gathered in hairdressers salons To make tools absorbent against polluting substances.
Thanks to the Association Coipffurs Justesthousands of French hairdressers adhere to a project of sustainable recyclingcollecting the hair cut into special containers. These are then sent to the Parisian startup Ecofhairwhich transforms them into real absorbent “sausages”. These are ecological cylinders capable of capture harmful substances such as oils and hydrocarbonsthanks to the natural structure of the hair, which acts as an ecological sponge.
An excellent example of circular economy
The project has already been successfully experienced along the Seinewhere the company Vedettes de Parisactive in tourist river transport, adopted the first barriers. Positioned near the moles, these devices are able to absorb eight times their weight in polluting substances. Vedettes de Paris does not stop there. If the pilot project with Ecofhair confirms the expected results, it may soon be adopted by wider realities such as Haropa Ports de Paris And Voies Navigables de France.
An advantage not only environmental, but also economic, which shows how thecircular economy may be concretely applied to the tourism and port sector. Using hair as a resource for purification represents a virtuous example, where what was considered a refusal becomes a High ecological value material. In addition, the hair is available in large quantities and are regenerated naturally, making them one renewable raw material par excellence.
This initiative shows how also a material apparently “to be thrown”, such as cut hair, can have a positive impact on the environment. And if a simple cut can contribute to a cleaner Seine, then perhaps the real innovation lies in look with new eyes The resources that we have in hand every day.
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