Human Material Loop
Human Material Loop
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We have 5 times more clothes than our grandparents had.

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human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
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human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

What does the future hold for recycling? Two words: zero waste.

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human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

More than 60 percent of fabric fibers are now synthetics.

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human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Hair has a strength-to-weight ratio comparable to steel.

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The fashion industry is the second-largest polluter just after the oil industry.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Toxic wastewaters from textiles factories are dumped into the rivers.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Breeding sheep to mothproofing garments, the wool industry threatens the land, air, and water. 

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Local production pushes for an accountable ethical production and labor, where the environmental impacts would directly affect the consumers.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Closed-loop recycling is the process of waste into something new without having a negative impact on the environment.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

A transformation to sustainability calls for radical and systemic societal shifts.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Hair to be used for DNA analysis must have been pulled from the body – hairs that have been broken off or cut off do not contain Nuclear DNA. 

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

We have 5 times more clothes than our grandparents had.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

What does the future hold for recycling? Two words: zero waste.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

More than 60 percent of fabric fibers are now synthetics.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Hair has a strength-to-weight ratio comparable to steel.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

The fashion industry is the second-largest polluter just after the oil industry.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Toxic wastewaters from textiles factories are dumped into the rivers.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Breeding sheep to mothproofing garments, the wool industry threatens the land, air, and water. 

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Local production pushes for an accountable ethical production and labor, where the environmental impacts would directly affect the consumers.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Closed-loop recycling is the process of waste into something new without having a negative impact on the environment.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

A transformation to sustainability calls for radical and systemic societal shifts.

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste

Hair to be used for DNA analysis must have been pulled from the body – hairs that have been broken off or cut off do not contain Nuclear DNA. 

human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste
human material loop, zsofia kollar, human hair history, hair textile, human hair fiber, hair waste