Do you shed dog hair? You are making a mistake. It is a valuable raw material that helps clean the seas and oceans. Read our article and find out what to do with it to help the planet.
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Dog hair is an excellent filter – it absorbs oil and mercury
Anyone who owns a dog has often been annoyed by its fur, which is literally everywhere during the shedding season: on the carpet, on the bed, and even in the mouth. After brushing the dog, roll it up into a ball and throw it in the trash. As it turns out, too much. Dog hair is the salvation of the seas and oceans. Nothing cleans up an oil spill better.
“All you have to do is make a mat out of dog hair and remove it when it becomes saturated with oil. Until now, peat moss has been used for this purpose, which is an expensive and limited resource. We want to replace it worldwide. The world Dog rugswhich are environmentally friendly and cheap to produce,” explains Dr Megan Murray from the University of Technology Sydney.
“The hair fiber consists of three layers, each of which contains air spaces, thanks to which Dog hair can absorb large amounts of oilnine times its weight,” says the researcher. He adds that dogs' fur also absorbs organic pollutants such as formaldehyde and phenol, and even dangerous poisons such as Mercury.
In Poland, it will be used to create carpets that will clean the Baltic Sea
from 2024 Ecological carpets must be produced in Poland. He is behind an unusual venture Malachite Mind Foundation, which will sew natural filters in cooperation with the organization Matter of Trust. “They can be used to purify water from toxins, as a substrate for agricultural fields or as filters for sewage wells,” we read on the foundation's Instagram.
– 1 kg of dog hair can clean 850,000. liter of water. We encourage you to donate animal hair. For you it is garbage, for us it is the raw material from which we will sew water purifying carpets. The first plan should begin with the cleaning of the Baltic ports.
It will be possible to donate dog hair from January 15, when the foundation's website will be launched and donation forms will be available there. – The parcel can be sent through the parcel lock – says Pabis.
– It is important that the coat is relatively clean (without dirt and dust that can damage the equipment) and that short and long hair are separated – he explains. – If it is wet, you can dry it with cardboard. Hair from other animals, such as horses, cats and humans, is also suitable for making carpets. Their The minimum length is 2.5 cm. I invite you to participate in the action.