The Hindu 28.10.2010
How waste hair can be made useful
Staff Reporter
BANGALORE: The hair that we relinquish on the barber's chair is trash. However, innovators are trying to find ways to use and re-use this waste to make everything from chairs to creating sources of energy.
‘Pollute tech 2010,' a two-day seminar and exhibition organised by the Bangalore Media Centre, in association with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, will look into the environmental impact of hair waste and how it can be converted to usable materials.
Slated to be held on October 29 and 30, the seminar will be conducted at the J.N. Tata Auditorium on the Indian Institute of Science campus.
Presentation
Experts will share their views on these issues.
“Beauty salons and people who collect waste in the city, including civic authorities will be roped in to make this initiative work, and municipal councils in cities across the State will be involved,” A.S. Sadashivaiah, chairman of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.
The seminar will be inaugurated by Krishna J. Palemar, Minister for Ports and Inland Water Transport.
