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Cut waste. Grow your business.
Thinking and acting sustainably is now a crucial part of any business. In step with the needs of people, planet, and yes, profit.
How it works
Reduce your salon footprint in 4 simple steps
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Join the movement
It takes less time than a head of foils to become a Sustainable Salon – let us introduce you to our world and show you we’re #notjustrecycling.
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Get your kit
We provide all the merchandise, equipment and digital resources you need to become a sustainable business.
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Train your team
We train you and your team to become sustainability warriors so you can make huge impact together.
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Spread the word
Promote your business’ positive impact on socials and capture more conscious clients.
Membership privileges include – A better world.
People
Help feed the hungry
A full head of foils can provide a meal to someone in need.
All aluminium, foil, colour tubes, cardboard, paper, magazines, razor blades, unwanted tools and select disposables are sold for recycling, and the proceeds are donated to OzHarvest and KiwiHarvest to provide meals for hungry people.
Planet
Prevent materials going to landfill
Your salon resources can be given a meaningful second life.
Hair and pet fur can be made into hair booms to help clean up oil spills. Plastics can be made into outdoor furniture and glasses! Even your chemicals are repurposed and can be used in manufacturing, rather than polluting our waterways.
Profit
Attract new conscious clients
As a Sustainable Salons member, you have access to thousands of conscious people searching for a Sustainable Salon.
Your business will be added to the #1 salon directory service for people looking to make the switch to a Sustainable Salon. You will also receive promotional tools for your salon so your clients are aware of the positive impact you are making.
Together we’ve shaved, plucked and cut nearly 95%* of salon waste, and that’s just the start.
Planet
1,746,912kg
Total resources diverted from landfill
People
276,340
Meal donations to OzHarvest and KiwiHarvest
Profit
44,489
Salon Bookings
Materials we collect
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Metals
By recycling metals, like salon foils and colour tubes, we contribute to a greener future and also generate proceeds to feed those in need. -
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Plastics
With the salon industry's heavy use of plastics, we knew a real impact can (and has!) been made by recycling it all and creating sustainably stylish new products. -
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Paper
Whether it’s the magazines that keep your clients occupied, cardboard packaging from your products, wooden spatulas or just plain old office paper, we’ve got you covered. -
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Hair
Hair is one of the most underestimated renewable resources out there. That’s why we’ve done the research and developed new ways to repurpose recycled hair. -
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Ponytails
Ponytail donations from your salon clients can be used to create high-quality charitable medical wigs for those suffering medically induced hair loss. -
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Chemicals
Instead of salon chemicals being rinsed down the sink and polluting our waterways, we help give them a second life by neutralising them to be reused as recycled water. -
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Sharps
Sustainable Salons is on a mission to “move the needle” and ensure your clinic's sharps are disposed of ethically and responsibly, preventing sharps from going to landfill. -
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Disposables
We made it easy breezy to ensure your disposables are efficiently processed and diverted from landfill, reducing the environmental impact of the salon industry. -
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Razors
We divert razors from going to landfill and ensure they are safely processed and recycled. Like other materials we collect, razors can be made into new products. -
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Tools
Tools like hair dryers, clippers, curling wands and straighteners can all be collected, recycled responsibly and diverted from landfill. -
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& More
Not sure whether or not you can recycle a certain material? Take a look to see what other resources we can collect, recycle and give a meaningful second life.
Did we leave you scratching your head?
Yes, we have three differing sizes available for our bins to suit businesses of all shapes & sizes. Our team will work with you to ensure that our bins cater to your space.
We currently service metro & regional salons all across Australia and New Zealand, with our last stop in the Northern Territory coming soon! If you’re unsure if we can reach your business, register your interest above and our friendly team will be in touch.
With our quick & easy set-up, you can be up and running with our program in just 3 weeks of saying yes!
Our program has a one-time set-up fee and an ongoing weekly membership fee. Our program is designed to be cost-neutral to your business and personalised to your specific business size & resource recovery needs. Our friendly team can always get in touch with a quote if you would like to learn more.
We service businesses in the hair, barber, beauty, dermal and pet grooming industries.
A few testimonials 'fro' you
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“Create meaningful relationships with clients”
At EdwardsAndCo, our clients are conscious consumers, so being able to tell them that we are a Sustainable Salon helps us to develop more meaningful relations with them. From a business sense, Sustainable Salons offers a rewards system that we can use to purchase sustainable products and salon supplies, which is amazing support for us.
— Jaye Edwards, EdwardsAndCo, Australia
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“We have cut our landfill waste by 70%”
We have cut our landfill waste by 70%! I was horrified at how much plastic waste we use - every disposable product comes in a plastic wrapper, which we now recycle with Sustainable Salons. The program aligns with our value on sustainability and adds even more, such as feeding underprivileged people through KiwiHarvest.
— Dr Catherine Stone, The Face Place, New Zealand
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“Our customers care about our impact”
Our customers and our staff care deeply about the future and the impact we have on our communities. Having a sustainable partnership with Sustainable Salons means that we can minimise our stores footprint. We are inspired by innovation that enables us to collect dog hair from our salons to assist in oil clean-up projects in addition to recycling plastics, paper and metals. Every pooch contributes too!
— Margaret Hennessy, Dogue, Australia
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“Other salons should get on board”
I'd heard friends in the industry speak about Sustainable Salons and with a business, a house, two kids and a dog I soon realised that I had to take some accountability to make this planet a better place for our children. I hope that other barbers will get on board to help make the planet a better place.
— Maria Dillon, Grand Royal Barbers, Australia
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“Making a positive difference”
Sustainability is the responsibility of everyone if we are going to make any kind of difference and as the owner of Ultimate Care and leader of my team if feel its also my responsibility to help my staff understand how important making little changes in the salon can help take something from landfill and create a reusable product. Being a regional business I feel we are now inclusive in the Sustainable Salons network and know our clients and my staff feel good about doing something positive to help our planet.
— Marg Ottley, Ultimate Care Skin & Body, Australia