This question has not given me any concern until a friend of mine was recently telling me about a man who came to one barber's shop, wanted to buy waste-hair from the barber, but the barber refused to sell it. I've been on a look out for where those barbers dispose those hairs since then. As a country-boy, I know the hair can be used for different things ( good and evil).

For instance, I heard if someone wants to protect against the evil ones calling one's soul, one should bury one's hair along with one's excreta. Any evil person calling one will be debarred from harming one by excreting uncontrollably.

I also heard the hair of someone can be by another for ritual or simply to harm the owner of that hair.

In the barber shop where I cut my hair, I know he sweeps at the close of work everyday, but I don't know where he dumps the waste. Most barber shop I have seen don't display the waste hair conspicuously too. I'm sure it's for our safety!

But where do they keep them before the waste collector come? How do the waste collector handle them?

Any informed person can help me out with an answer.