HAIR - Biogenic Solutions to Clean and Save Water

Our planet is home to an exponential resource of 8,1 billion people, a number that is foreseen to grow even more in the coming years. Every year 2.2 billion kg of hair waste is generated globally from hair salons and ends up in landfills causing significant harm upon our environment.  

Meanwhile 86% of water is contaminated by man made activity with large amounts of pollutants, solid waste, micro plastics and large carbon emissions. In agriculture 70% of land is altered by man causing soil erosion, using large amounts of water for irrigation, large use of fertilisers and large amounts of plastic to compensate.

We recycle human hair waste from hair salons and transform it into circular Eco Design products for marine environment preservation and regenerative agriculture. 

Through our hair recycling service for hairdressers we eliminate tons of hair waste that would normally go to landfill or be burnt, causing great harm upon the environment with increased CO2 emissions and methane gases. With a management system in place we transform this hair waste into organic eco design products and solutions that clean and save water, increase soil health and can replace standard used plastic products in ports and agriculture.

1.⁠ ⁠Hair Recycling Service

A closed loop Subscription Service for hairdressers providing real-time impact analysis of users, such as the total hair waste prevented,such as water savings, waste removal fees, reduced Co2 emissions and data intelligence of sensors. Through this we offer a New Business Model and more sustainable practices for the beauty industry.Further, a management system in place to process this waste into new products.

02.Sea Decontamination Barriers and Filters

A modular system of Sea Decontamination Barriers and filters made from hair waste that naturally adsorb hydrocarbons and heavy metals from the sea for ports and vessels. Embedded with a sensor system collecting and tracking essential water quality data and a digital platform providing real time impact analysis.

 3.⁠ ⁠Vegan Biodegradable Mulch

A Vegan Biodegradable Mulch for agriculture, vineyards and gardens that significantly reduce water usage, while increasing soil health, temperature and humidity in agriculture. Embedded with a sensor system collecting and tracking essential impact data, with an IoT platform providing real time impact analysis.

 4.⁠ ⁠Sensors & IoT Platform

Products are backed up by technology and science to guarantee efficiency, transparency and authenticity. With a digital platform offering real-time analysis of economic and environmental impact. Doubling as a community hub enabling stakeholders with participation in the network.

The Beauty Industry, being one of the largest polluters with large amounts of waste - we provide a service that provides a solution to their waste, meanwhile adding value to hair salons through education and awareness about circular practices and learning how their hair waste is used ethically in products that serve a positive impact on the environment. This provides an impact on local communities, both rural and cities to take action on waste management, with education for both hairdressers and their salons and the customers that choose them. 

The Port Industry - Sea Decontamination Barriers - In one year 36 of these barriers in the port can remove: - 4320 kg of hydrocarbons from the sea in the port - 625 kg of polypropylene products from ports - 50,5 g of heavy metals - collect and convert 1080 kg of hair waste into useful resources. The barriers that are made from hair waste are an organic alternative that naturally adsorb hydrocarbons and heavy metals from the sea providing an alternative for the port industry to eliminate the use of standard single use Polypropylene decontamination barriers that contribute to the production of plastic products and also in time deteriorate into micro plastics in the sea. The Sea Decontamination Barriers are a locally sourced resource that benefit the Port Industry with sustainable products, local hair salons businesses and local communities that together become a part of circular practices. 

Agriculture and Municipalities - Vegan Biodegradable Mulch made from hair waste and natural fibers sourced and produced locally that significantly reduces water usage in agriculture with more than 50% compared to standard plastic products. It reduces soil temperature by more than 11 % and reduces water evaporation by more than 21 % compared to standard plastic products. For farmers, municipalities, parks and gardens this reduces the use of water for irrigation, and with that water costs, it acts as a natural fertiliser and can therefore eliminate adding fertilisers and extra costs. It is reusable and can be used for several seasons and is an organic alternative to standard plastic single use products that are in the industry adding to production of plastic and micro plastic spread.

Multidisciplinary team with backgrounds in technology, science, design and engineering. We work as a multidisciplinary team with a common passion and strong goal of creating a better future.

Steps to create an inclusive and diverse team 

• Value and passions 

• Dedication

• Transparency 

• Inclusiveness 

• Fighting together for a common cause

Hairdresser app:

A digital closed-loop recycling program of hair waste with a management system to process this waste

into new products that decarbonise the environment. 

A Subscription Service mobile application for hairdressers providing real-time impact analysis

of users, such as the total hair waste prevented,such as water savings, waste removal fees, reduced Co2

emissions and data intelligence of sensors. Through this we offer a New Business Model and more

sustainable practice for hairdressers. we have more than 500 hairdresser enrolled in the program.

PORTS :

ECO PRODUCT & SERVICE from hair waste - Sea Decontamination Barriers and Filters TRL 8 for basic , and smart trl 5

A system of modular decontamination filter barriers made from hair waste to absorb and remove hydrocarbons and heavy metals from the sea for ports and vessels. Embedded with a sensor system collecting and tracking essential water quality data through a digital platform.  An organic alternative to current products made of polypropylene and plastic. 

we are certificated by the port of Barcelona SPain with technology.

Agriculture :

A  patented in Spain and PTC EU vegan biodegradable patented  Mulch to reduce water use and increase soil health in agriculture. Utilising human hair in a flexible design in multiple sizes and possibilities of use/ application. Embedded with a sensor system collecting essential data of water use, soil quality and a digital platform to track data.

Technology:

Sensors & IoT Platform and mobile app.

We use Sensors and an IoT Platform tracking data of contamination, water quality, water use, soil health and temperature for ports and agriculture users. A mobile application is available for hairdressers ‘

Solve can help us in the legal site and cultural one to out come internationalization replication and scaling our solution . Also it it will allow vibility and recognization . 

Waste saved- hair that is recuperated from landfill. Plastic waste saved that would otherwise be used as a product

Water saved in agriculture where the biodegradable mulch keeps soil humidity and minimizes evaporation, therefor savings large amounts of water for irrigation

Land protected - minimizing fertilisers, therefor restoring soil health and biodiversity 

Social Impact

Jobs created 

Shared economic prosperity

Lives improved 

Education of sustainability for hairdressers and hair salons 

Community created

As an exemple for port and intoxicación:

With 36 sea decontamination filter barriers being deployed over the course of 1 year in the Port of Barcelona, Clic Recycle has: (Waste Saved)

Removed 625kg of polypropylene products from ports; 

Collected and converted 1080kg of hair waste into useful resources, removed 1080kg of hair waste from landfills or being burnt (Water Saved) Removed 4320kg of hydrocarbons and 50.5g of heavy metals from the port (Area of Ocean and Water Protected/Restored/Rewilded): 

Given that it 1 gallon of petroleum can contaminate 1 million gallons of water, it is estimated that Clic decontamination's impact has restored slightly over 1.1 billion liters of water

Earth is home to an exponential resource of 8 billion people. Every year 2.2 billion kg of hair waste is generated globally from hair salons and ends up in landfills causing significant harm upon our environment. Meanwhile 86% of water is contaminated by man made activity with large amounts of pollutants, solid waste, micro plastics and large carbon emissions. In agriculture 70% of land is altered by man causing soil erosion, using large amounts of water for irrigation, large use of fertilisers and large amounts of plastic to compensate.

Shared Economic Opportunities: Enables hairdressers to put their waste to use in previously unrelated sectors, namely agriculture and port water care, generating new economic relationships that offer products and service benefitting all stakeholders.

Full Impact Clic recycle will be able to save greater amounts of hair waste from landfills or being burnt, minimizing GHGs released, create more Decontamination Barriers that remove more hydrocarbons and heavy metals from the sea, create more Biodegradable mulch, minimizing GHGs in plastic mulch production, decreasing plastic in nature, decrease use of water in agriculture, decrease soil erosion and increase soil health.

In one year one port with the need of 500 barriers: (Size Port of Barcelona) the impact is:

15000 kg of Hair waste removed from landfill or being burnt and instead converted into useful product - Sea Decontamination Barrier

60083 kg of Hydrocarbons removed from the sea

701,38 g of Heavy metals removed from the sea

8680,55 kg of Polypropylene removed from ports 

As an example: Given there are 3024 ports in Europe, with just 20 million vessels passing through Spanish ports per year, its easy to see how scalable and replicable the solution 

45360000 kg (45360 ton) of Hair waste removed from landfill or being burnt and instead converted into useful product - Sea Decontamination Barrier

181690992 kg (181690 ton) of Hydrocarbons removed from the sea

2120973,12  g of Heavy metals removed from the sea

26249983,2 kg (26.249 ton) of Polypropylene removed from ports 

Contrat with hairdresser use blockchain, 

we use IA for the data  , IOT platform with sensors . and APPS. for mseurement of what we are doing in agriculture and ports. 

Technology: Using an IoT array of sensors, Clic Recycle is able to offer its stakeholders live impact tracking through its platform which doubles as a community hub enabling stakeholders with participation in the network. 

Valérie Itey: Founder and CEO  She has 25 years of Global Business Development in Mobile Technology and International trade. Valérie has studied a master’s degree in business administration a Josephine Bourghardt: Interdisciplinary designer holds a BA in Product and Furniture Design from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and an MA in Design for Emergent Futures from the Institute of Advanced Architecture . Laura Salas :  Engineer holds a master’s in oceanography and chimistry and physics form UAB of Catalonia and master´s Natasja De Leeuwe: Co Shareholder Netherlands country manager, 25 years in agriculture Cristina Palet Professor UAB. 

3 years in total 

Multidisciplinary team with backgrounds in technology, science, design and engineering 

We work as a multidisciplinary team with a common passion and strong goal of creating a better future.

Steps to create an inclusive and diverse team 

• Value and passions 

• Dedication

• Transparency 

• Inclusiveness 

• Fighting together for a common cause

Multidisciplinary team with backgrounds in technology, science, design and engineering with a common passion and strong goal of creating a better future. All bringing different skills and perspectives to reach the common goal. 

Service Subscription for recuperation of hair to hairdresser , we porvide them with data impact avoiding CO2 and water cleanning  done with their recuperated waste

Sale of products

Mulch helping cities, agriculture to avoid 30% of water and elimnate plastic 

and Barriers for ports.

Helping to clean water of contamination and avoir plastic polyporpylene in water to clean it and recuperated for bioremediation

-secured a partnership with L'Oreal  for 3 countries whereby they have agreed to an exclusivity contract to provide hairdressers for the platform in Portugal and Spain 

-secured a partnership with the port of Barcelona to deploy the hair barriers there. 

-secured a partnership with the Autonomous University of Barcelona for changing and transforming the barriers used in the ports 

-secured a partnership with University of Almeria for independent scientific research of the benefits of hemp-hair mats in agriculture. 

- secured a partnership with CajaMar

-secured a partnership with Accenture

-secured a partnership with Nexiona

-secured a grant with the Waste agency of Barcelona (agencia de Residuos de Catalonia https://residus.gencat.cat/es/inici/) to investigate what we can do with the hair barriers after they have been used more than 3 times and not 

-secured a grant with DonaTIC  in Spain for women in technology to secure the financial lifeline of the platform.

-Finalists for the Barcelona ACTIVA B Blue accelerator 

-Shortlisted for the IAT Marino Maritima incubation for technology,

-European Commision Greenassist

-Vienna Business Agency UNIDO(https://www.unido.org/)