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Join the movement
Hair salons, barbers and pet groomers across Sydney are participating in the Sustainable Salons program.
✔ Divert up to 95% of your salon resources from going to landfill and give them a meaningful second life
✔ Help feed vulnerable communities with the proceeds from recycling your materials donated to OzHarvest
✔ Be discovered by a huge network of eager clients looking to book a sustainable service
Waverley Council is committed to embracing the circular economy across our community.
100% discount on the Sustainable Salons Set Up Fee
When you join the Sustainable Salons community, you will receive free installation.* Limited to the first 15 salons that sign-up by 30/09/2025.
Your Sustainable Salons set-up includes:
When you join, your salon set-up includes: in-salon separation bins, collection bin/s & bag/s, delivery, merchandising assets, digital marketing kit and full staff team training.
*our business must be located within the Waverley Council LGA. The Bondi Junction Circular Economy Roadmap is proudly funded by the NSW Environment Protection Authority.
Salons join us to be a part of something bigger
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“Sustainable Salons makes being sustainable so easy”
Sustainability is so important to salons and barbers in our local Waverley area. Sustainable Salons makes being sustainable so easy, so if you're not, you should!
— Kelly Wright, TONI&GUY Bondi Beach
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“We’re proud to be a Sustainable Salon”
We’re proud to be a Sustainable Salon. A lot of our clients come to us specifically because they’re looking for a salon that aligns with their values and wants to be part of something bigger
— Annette Morgan, Vincent & Dupree
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“Our clients love that they can do their bit.”
Our clients love that they can do their bit. They can come to a salon, and they know they are doing something for the planet.
— Kass Hunter, Co-Director of Willomina
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“Our team loves being part of the program”
The team are really keen to be apart of sustainable Salons, our team is a younger generation and they expect the business to be progressive and provide a sustainable work environment.
— Jean-Francois Carre - Co-Founder Franck Provost Paris, Australia
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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
How the program works
1.Choose your plan
We have customised membership plans depending on the size of your salon. From solo/home salons to large full service salons, we have a plan for you!
2. Get your kit & team training
Once you've signed up, we send separation bins of your choosing and merchandise. Your team will also receive training to set you up for success.
3. Start making impact
Start collecting hair clippings, foils and other resources. When your bins are full, we will organise a pick up. Your materials will be sent to our depot to be recycled into new products.
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1.Choose your plan
We have customised membership plans depending on the size of your salon. From solo/home salons to large full service salons, we have a plan for you!
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2. Get your kit & team training
Once you've signed up, we send separation bins of your choosing and merchandise. Your team will also receive training to set you up for success.
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3. Start making impact
Start collecting hair clippings, foils and other resources. When your bins are full, we will organise a pick up. Your materials will be sent to our depot to be recycled into new products.
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.
FAQs
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. 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.
No need to worry about washing all materials before recycling with Sustainable Salons! We have an advanced resource recovery process that can handle materials without requiring pre-washing. Our goal is to make recycling as easy and sustainable as possible for you.