SUSTAINABILITY & THE ENVIRONMENT
5 steps to become a zero waste to landfill nail salon
Green Salon Collective (GSC) was founded in 2020 by environmental experts, campaigners and beauty professionals, with an aim to help member salons in the UK and Ireland to responsibly dispose of their waste. Here, GSC shares how to tackle your salon waste and become zero to landfill, to reduce your overall…
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Beauty brands encouraged to switch from plastic bottles in eco-friendly initiative
Molded fibre packaging manufacturer, NBCo, has launched Fast Forward 50, to help beauty and personal care brands transition away from single-use plastic bottles. The first 50 brands that sign up to the initiative will each be offered a free 200ml (122mm x 60mm) NBCo fibre bottle, allowing them to test…
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Sustainable beauty: Here’s how to recycle your nail salon waste
With a number of day-to-day considerations to navigate, how you manage your salon waste can often be pushed to the back of your mind. But it’s easier than you think to respect the environment through your work, as we highlight via our roundup of recycling schemes and tips. Green Salon…
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CIDESCO, the world standard for beauty and spa therapy, is encouraging its members, students and schools to become more aware and supportive of environmental issues by issuing them with guidelines to becoming a more sustainable operator. With its guidance, CIDESCO is emphasising that eco-efforts are not about sacrifice, but about…
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Selfridges has announced it is removing all single-use, plastic-based beauty wipes from sale and use in its beauty halls. Instead, the store will provide recyclable or re-usable alternatives in a bid to encourage its customers to consume more sustainably. Less than a fifth of Selfridges customers knew that it can…
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On Sunday 3 November, Phorest Salon Software hosted Conscious Hair & Beauty; an event designed to look at the importance of sustainability and wellness within the industry. Held at the OXO2 in London, the event was aimed at getting salon owners from both the hair and beauty industry in the…
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New data from tool manufacturer, Navy Professional, has revealed that an estimated 1.3 million beauty tools are being sent to landfill as waste each month in the UK. Shocked at the findings, founder of Navy Professional, Rebecca Crawforth, launched the company as a sustainable beauty tool business, designed to reduce waste…
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Our industry’s war with waste is significant. Public awareness surrounding packaging, plastic pollution and the environment is at its highest due to media coverage, new regulations and reports. No one knows the absolute right thing to do in order to solve the issue, and everyone has different values and approaches,…
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With more in the beauty industry pledging commitment to lessening waste and making more sustainable choices, a Barnsley-based family business, which creates handmade bath and body products, has pledged to use only 100% recyclable or sustainable materials. The Pretty Little Treat Co. produces vintage-inspired bath and body products, using natural and…
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