Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … hair clippings?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:38:01 +0000

hi, i’ve heard that you can compost the hair. my neighbour does it and she has a fantastic garden…..

By: Bazzyb

Bazzyb — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:20:09 +0000

There’s a charity organisation in the usa that recycles hair into hair mats and they use this for oil spillages-doesnt appear to be anywhere in the uk that does this!

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:48:46 +0000

This is not a suggestion, but reading this post made me remember something. When I was a child my sitter was an old, old woman who told me not to put my hair that had been cut off outside as the hummingbirds would build a nest from them and it would give me headaches! Since that time I have tested her theory many times and have not gotten one single headache from it. he he.

By: Toy

Toy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:19:53 +0000

I need a suggestion. how to do made with hair mat and other?

By: Callum Richardson

Callum Richardson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:22:26 +0000

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By: jak

jak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:53:19 +0000

I need a suggestion. how to do bisness with hair mat?

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:25:08 +0000

Yes, compost it! Apparently raspberries particularly like the keratin.

I also cut up my old wool gloves when they wear out and bury them near the raspberries.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:58:55 +0000

I have a busy pet grooming salon and often wonder if there is any use for the tons of hair we have by the end of the day, literally a large green garbage bag or more full!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:22:45 +0000

I THINK DAT IS NASTY,DON’T U???????????????????

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:55:34 +0000

In theory hair can go in a wormery and will eventually get composted.

By: Katz

Katz — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:35:38 +0000

I read that you can put the hair and nail clippings in your compost bin, apparently – they are perfectly compostable.
Unpleasant subject though…

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:47:23 +0000

A company in the US uses hair clippings to make mats that absorb oil: good for oil spills and also for motor oil drips!

http://www.matteroftrust.org/apages2007/natprogss.html

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:04:23 +0000

Can you use the hair clippings for nets to clean oil spills? Thought I read that somewhere.

By: Amanda Kerik

Amanda Kerik — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:04:37 +0000

Use hair for stuffing in pincushions – the natural oil will stop the metal needles from rusting.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:25:14 +0000

hello! My name is Johnny R. I work for barber shop snd we want recycle the hairs we cut everyday

By: Rosie

Rosie — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:36:28 +0000

Also I stick the fluff fom my condenser dryer on the bushes for the birds to us as nest building materials
I think the snails and slugs dont like nything prickly on their tender undercarriages.. hence theor reluctane to cross the barrier as suggested.
they hate essential oil of pepeermint also.

Rosie

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:18:00 +0000

If you have birds nesting in your garden, leave the hair for them to use as a building material. Same goes for pet hair.

By: john

john — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:00:28 +0000

hair clippings, human or otherwise, can be used to deter snails from your prize winning vegetables.

sprinkle a barrier of hair around your plot and they’ve prefer not to cross it.

the hair breaks down and provides nutrients for the soil too.

not so good in windy weather though.