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Synthetic hair is on the rise globally as it is more affordable than human hair.
But the material is not biodegradable, and when thrown away it often ends up in landfill sites or clogging water bodies.
Filmed by: Samuel Mwangi
Produced by: Eunice Gatonye and Kathy Harcombe
Edited by: Soraya Ali