Green, green, green, is all I have on my mind. So, from my research so far, I can see the hair salons are slow to change. California is ahead of the game in terms of setting up county wide programs which certify green business. As of yet there are not standards for salons. However, if you want to pay a private company that will certify, with standards that work for any business– the practices are generic and work for any business. I’m thinking why can’t this basic list of practices work for the county wide programs that are free?
No answers yet. But I am on a hunt. We can’t keep thinking we have no impact. The beauty industry has got to take responsibility for the waste we produce, and lessen our use of resources.
I’ll keep you posted.
Tags: beauty industry, certification programs, hair salons, resources
March 5, 2008 at 4:46 pm |
Please keep me posted on going green
I am on a hunt how to go green in our salon enviroment.
I will be in touch.
June 29, 2008 at 12:00 pm |
We have already started the process of going green First we signed up with matteroftrust.org. This organization recycles hair clipping into mats that can be used to clean up oil spills anywhere in the world. Check them out. Also we have started to recyle our aluminum foils. We rinse them and take them to a aluminum recycler who usually takes pop and beer cans. We use glass cups instead of styrofoam. Our appliances washer/dryer and dishwasher is energy efficient. We recyle our glass and plastic waste. We plan to replace our light bulbs with new more efficient ones as they burn out. These are all easy changes and we are constantly looking for more ways. You need to watch Planet Green to get ideas. KF
October 8, 2008 at 6:11 am |
i am also looking for an answer to what do we do w / our bleach and colour left over after a service , to wash this down the sink it gets into our h2o ways …so what does Osha say to do w/ it? S~L