Although oil spills are a worldwide problem, there are certain ways to help clean up and donate locally. Instead of physically going to clean up an oil spill, foundations recommend helping in other ways.
My local solution was to work with the Matter of Trust organization, local hair salons/groomers, as well as my school to donate materials used to clean up oil spills. The Matter of Trust organization collects the hair that salons would normally throw away, as well as stockings and tights to make the booms that would potentially protect an oil spill from reaching important habitats. The foundation stuffs stockings with hair to make long booms that easily absorb oil from water. Our hair naturally collects oil, which is why we shampoo, making it a natural, cheap way to save our ecosystem.
I went go to local hair salons to ask if they would be willing to donate the extra hair from haircuts to the Matter of Trust organization. I gave them a brochure of information on what they could do to continue donating, and they both gave me a bag of hair. As well as hair, I reached out to the students and faculty of school to donate unused stockings and tights throughout the week and a half. I received about 20 old tights and stockings that I will add to my box. In the end, I sent a box of hair and stockings to the Matter of Trust organization in Florida to contribute Hightstown's help towards oil spills. Especially with the recent spill in the Gulf, our help is needed, and I am willing to give in any way that I can.
My local solution was to work with the Matter of Trust organization, local hair salons/groomers, as well as my school to donate materials used to clean up oil spills. The Matter of Trust organization collects the hair that salons would normally throw away, as well as stockings and tights to make the booms that would potentially protect an oil spill from reaching important habitats. The foundation stuffs stockings with hair to make long booms that easily absorb oil from water. Our hair naturally collects oil, which is why we shampoo, making it a natural, cheap way to save our ecosystem. 
I went go to local hair salons to ask if they would be willing to donate the extra hair from haircuts to the Matter of Trust organization. I gave them a brochure of information on what they could do to continue donating, and they both gave me a bag of hair. As well as hair, I reached out to the students and faculty of school to donate unused stockings and tights throughout the week and a half. I received about 20 old tights and stockings that I will add to my box. In the end, I sent a box of hair and stockings to the Matter of Trust organization in Florida to contribute Hightstown's help towards oil spills. Especially with the recent spill in the Gulf, our help is needed, and I am willing to give in any way that I can.
