How a Salon Recycled 500kg of Salon Waste in One Year

Overview

Location: UK

Salon Size: 12 stylists across 2 salon locations

Timeframe: 12 months

Before joining Green Salon Collective, the two salons were sending most salon waste to landfill or general waste collections.

Like many salons, they wanted to become more sustainable but struggled with:

Before

After joining Green Salon Collective, they can recycle materials including:

The Green Fee covered the cost of recycling, making the programme financially sustainable.

500kg+ of salon waste diverted from landfill

Including hair, foils, colour tubes and compostable salon towels.

During a 12 month period:

• £13,203 generated from Green Fees
• £6,884 invested in recycling with GSC

£6,319 profit generated in one year.

Instead of sustainability costing the business money, it became self-funding.

Before	After
General waste sent to landfill	500kg+ recycled
Sustainability seen as a cost	Green Fees funded recycling
Limited recycling options	Multiple waste streams recovered
No measurable environmental impact	142.272 kg CO₂e saved
No client engagement	Customers actively supported sustainability

Every salon is different, but Green Salon Collective helps salons turn sustainability into something measurable, affordable and profitable.