We at The Wonderlab are on a mission to salon sustainability and we have teamed up with environmental services Green Salon Collective, to make our salon more responsible than ever before with our salon waste.
Waste disposal is becoming an increasing problem within the industry. The sad truth is that mixed recycling does not work. It causes cross-contamination within the bin bags, resulting in most salon waste being sent straight to landfill. But by partnering with Green Salon Collective, 100% of our foil will be recycled. They can even raise money from this process and these profits go towards charities and good causes across the UK & Ireland.
Your hair can even by recycled too! Green Salon Collective are working on hair boom and mat projects that could see your hair soaking up an oil spill, and they will also be using it for gardening and composting too.
In fact every item of salon waste can be used again to benefit our industry, community and the environment:
They prevent chemical waste from entering landfill or waterways and instead burn it to generate electricity.
Disposable salon towels get composted at specialised industrial facilities.
PPE is prevented from becoming litter or a problem for marine wildlife and instead burned to generate electricity.
Plastic waste is transformed into new products for the hair and beauty industry.
To join Green Salon Collective we will be adding a ‘green fee’ of £1 to each client visit. So now when you see us in the salon, you’ll also be helping us save our planet too!
To find out more on the work that Green Salon Collective do, visit https://www.greensaloncollective.com/pages/vision