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Brazilian firm uses hair to help clean up oil spills and pollution

3 Aug 2026, 16:25 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Brazilian firm uses hair to help clean up oil spills and pollution
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

From beauty salons to cleaning up oil spills... Human hair—a massive market in Africa for wigs and weaves—is showing its worth as an eco-friendly barrier. In Brazil, leftover hair is being recycled to soak up oil in polluted bays