An hairdresser displays cut hair near a sign which reads "1kilo of hair = 200 liters of water saved" in a makeshift hair salon during a free haircut opportunity organized with Capillum, a startup company specialized in recycling leftover hair, for Chateau de Versailles employees in Versailles, near Paris, France, October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Lucien Libert
VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - Louis XIV would probably turn pale at the idea of losing his flowing silky locks, but staff at the Palace of Versailles, his former residence near Paris, can now get a free haircut every month thanks to a company that specialises in recycling hair.
Human hair contains keratin, a protein that absorbs oil and so can be used to clean up the environment.
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