Salon staff with recycling bins.

Sustainable Salons is the #1 recycling service

for hair, beauty, barbers and pet groomers.

Sustainable Salons is the #1 recycling service for hair, beauty, barbers and pet groomers.

Sustainable Salons is the #1 recycling service for hair, beauty, barbers and pet groomers.

Do well while doing good

Divert up to 95% of waste from landfill, support your local community and get more loyal, conscious customers by joining Sustainable Salons.

People

1,500+

Sustainable Salons Members across Australia & New Zealand making impact every day

Planet button

2,455,040kg

Total waste diverted from landfill by the Sustainable Salons network since 2015

Profit

23.7 million

Sustainable appointments booked with our members

What we do

We’re not just about recycling. We employ people with disabilities, turn trash into treasure and drive new customers to your door.

Man with recycled cans and money.

Salon recycling

We are the salon industry’s #1 recycling service, with more than 1500 members across Australia & New Zealand.

Hairdresser styling blonde client's hair

Salon directory

Find the best, most sustainable hairdressers, barbers and pet groomers in Australia & New Zealand.

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Ponytail donations

We’re the biggest donor of ponytails that create medical wigs for people in need.

Sustainable Salons Impact Report

Impact happens by hand

2.45 million kilos of waste diverted from landfill.

Find out how we turn waste into positive impact.

Meet our Sustainable Salons

Our members rave about how becoming sustainable has transformed their business, their community and their personal lives.

Memberships for everyone

We have everything you need to make your business sustainable, give back to the community, and drive more customers to your door. We have memberships for hair salons, hair & beauty salons, beauty & dermal clinics, barbers, pet groomers, solo operators, RTOs and rent-a-chairs.

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Hair & Beauty

Round mirror, shelf, chair, and plant

Solo operators

Conference room with chairs and projector

RTOs

Modern salon with round mirrors and seating

Rent-A-Chairs

Our impact

Our impact goes beyond just recycling.

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Hair collected
Crushed aluminum foil and packaging waste
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Metals diverted from landfill
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Paper recycled
Salon recycling service bin filled with plastic.
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Plastic kept in circulation

Impact calculator

Every member who joins Sustainable Salons can make huge impact in their business. Use our calculator below to find out how much impact you could make!

Salon recycling service van loaded with waste

Who we are

Sustainable Salons is a social enterprise that helps its salon members reduce their impact on the planet and invest in local communities. We divert up to 95% of salon materials from landfill, and repurpose it to help the planet and people, while enabling local businesses to thrive.

Group photo of Sustainable Salons team

Our partners

Partnering with Sustainable Salons is about making impact in your community and your industry. We offer partnerships around recycling, events, product development and more!

  • NAK Hair

    NAK Hair

  • OzHarvest

    OzHarvest

  • Australian Hairdressing Council

    Australian Hairdressing Council

  • University of Technology Sydney

    University of Technology Sydney

  • Return and Earn

    Return and Earn

  • TAFE New South Wales

    TAFE New South Wales

Upcoming events

We host depot tours, community events and industry events all year round.

Haircuts @ RedLink

24 August @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm AEST

Rally your salon crew and be part of something truly special! This is your chance to change lives using the skills you already have. It’s a feel-good day packed with connection and purpose. You’ll walk away buzzing from the experience.

Haircuts @ 3rd Space

21 September @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm AEST

Rally your salon crew and be part of something truly special! This is your chance to change lives using the skills you already have. It’s a feel-good day packed with connection and purpose. You’ll walk away buzzing from the experience.

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