SAN ANTONIO -- A Texas Tech University research team has discovered that low-grade cotton made into an absorbent nonwoven mat is capable of collecting up to 50 times its own weight in oil. The results ...

Do you ever wonder where your hair goes after you get it cut? The answer is probably "the trash." But in some cases, it may end up with Matter of Trust, an environmental charity based in San Francisco ...

(CNN) - A nonprofit based in San Francisco is using human hair and animal fur to help clean up oil spills. A standard way to clean up oil on land is to use mats made from polypropylene, a ...

UPGRADE ABSORBENT MATERIAL: Cizistom oil change mats are made of premium polypropylene fabric with double-layer technology and 1/4-inch thickness, which is three times thicker than other products on ...

New Pig Corp. launched the “PIG UV-Resistant Spill Kit in a 95-Gallon Container” as an easy oil-spill clean-up solution to large outdoor spills. Suitable for outdoor use and storage, the PIG ...

A jaw-dropping 2,100,000 gallons of oil (as of last Saturday) has already gushed forth from the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico since the devastating explosion that’s had us glued to ...