Hair and mushrooms create a recipe for cleaning up oily beaches
Millions of liters of oil are spilled into the ocean every year. Mushrooms (once again) come to the rescue!
Mats made of human hair have been used to effectively clean up oil spills – they soak up over 15 times their weight in oil.
Oyster mushrooms thrive in oily environments and can easily be grown on the mats. In just 12 weeks, they can transform the black gunk into nontoxic soil!