GLO, a specialty salon recycling company, is partnering with brands in the salon industry to sponsor three-month service subscriptions for struggling salons to mail in their used personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies.
Ensuring that returned empties are given another life.
KaSundra Anderson of Nail Spa Haven in Atlanta puts her past issues of NAILS Magazine to use in a most innovative way.
Originating in Canada, Green Circle Salons hopes to repurpose and recycle 95% of salon and spa waste.
It’s time to move past recycling basics like paper, plastic, and aluminum. Read on to find new life for many of the items that may cross your salon’s threshold — from packing peanuts to wine corks.
Recycling pioneer TerraCycle gives salon owners the ability to reduce salon waste significantly through its Zero Waste program, which allows you to collect and recycle everything from empty product bottles and old brushes to latex gloves and even human hair.
By signing up at www.terracycle.com, salons can help keep disposable pedicure flip-flops out of local landfills and earn Old Navy coupons to share with customers.
This pedicure kit from Entity includes a soak, scrub, and a nanotechnology-based lotion that work together to create a relaxing experience.
Tamara Jercha of the National Association of Eco-Friendly Salons & Spas says your salon can affirm its commitment to the earth by recycling items that are not recycled by your local municipality.
This is a perfect time for your salon or spa to become a recycling resource for small items such as batteries or cell phones.
This ceiling fixture is made of over 70 SpaRitual lacquer bottles.
Think you know a lot about protecting the planet and being eco-conscious in the salon? Take this quiz to see what your green report card looks like.
Colleen Ramsey of McKinney, Texas, shows how she reuses old nail tips to practice nail art.
The all-new Mini Lavender from Gulfstream consists of a burnito wood laminated base and portable basin.
As we become more aware of our health and environment, many of us are making small changes to "go green." Those changes don’t need to end when we walk into the salon. By taking small steps, we can improve our work environment as we "grow" green.
The Green Spa Network offers these easy-to-implement tips that can help reduce the environmental footprint of your salon.
The innovative SaniSmart Jet 2.0 works in tandem with the liners. Place the jet in the designated area. The jet’s mechanism operates by a magnetic disk in an encased propeller that produces a powerful current.