As part of our drive to be a green and environmentally-conscious salon, we have partnered with GREEN SALON COLLECTIVE to level up our salon recycling efforts.

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Most people may be unaware of a salon's negative impact on the environment. The disposal of unused toxic colour products down the sink, foils and colour tubes in the general waste, and now the disposal of PPE equipment, constitutes what we believe to be the 'ugly side' of our industry.

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We wanted to do something to change this.

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GREEN SALON COLLECTIVE now recycle almost all of our salon waste to turn it into something new. They recycle and recover hair, used foils, empty colour tubes, chemicals, PPE, plastic & paper. 

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And what's more, 100% of any profits made from the process go to their chosen charities - we LOVE that!

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We are so pleased to be working with such a groundbreaking business and we appreciate your support as we introduce it in the salon, a £2 Green Fee surcharge will be added to your bill to help assist us. You can find out a little more below about where each category of salon waste will be going:

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Hair

• Green Salon Collective utilises hair waste by repurposing it into hair booms, hair mats and compost. 

• A hair boom is hair cuttings of any length or colour tightly packed into cotton or nylon tubes. These are used in water or on the shores of beaches to stop oil spreading, saving wildlife and protecting natural habitats. 

• Hair mats are used in a similar way to booms, either on land or in parks or gardens. They can be used to absorb oil or water and are used by plumbers and mechanics. 

• Any hair that doesn’t make it to a boom or mat is sent to local farmers or gardeners. Due to its high protein content, hair makes an effective fertiliser to help grow plants and vegetables.

Foils

• According to a study at Southampton University, 99% of salon foil ends up in landfill. With Green Salon Collective, 100% of our foil will be recycled by a specialist facility.

• Although metal is a recyclable material, salon foils have traditionally been impossible to recycle due to the fact they have been contaminated with colour. 

• Green Salon Collective accepts all foil, as well as metal bottles and tubes, managing the safe recycling of all of it. 

Chemicals

• Any colour can compromise the natural environment when disposed of down the sink or into landfill, we use VISH colour scales to dramatically reduce this.

• Green Salon Collective collects all of our colour waste and uses it to generate electricity for the UK National Grid. 

• This means colour waste isn’t polluting our soil and water, instead being used as a renewable energy source.

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Utilising every item of salon waste to benefit our industry, community and environment. Look out for more information about Green Salon Collective around the salon and chat to your stylist if you want to find out more!

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What else do we do?

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We also use biodegradable towels & gowns for each guest. 

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We Stock Vegan product line WeDo, biodegradable packaging.

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