Over the past 10 months, 550 salons across the UK and Ireland have signed up to the Green Salon Collective (GSC), an initiative that reduces salon waste through recycling and education programmes. “Hair salons are one of the biggest contributors to waste on the high street,” said GSC co-founder Paul Seaward. GSC says 500kg of hair has so far been collected, of which 50kg has been used in clean-up operations. Karine Jackson, whose Covent Garden salon joined GSC last year, says: “Every salon should be joining – we have to take responsibility for our own waste. It’s great to hear of initiatives such as the Green Salon Collective to enable the recycling of valuable resources such as aluminium foil.”– GuardianGreen Salon Collective participantsHair By Jenna Lavery2 Kings Park,BelfastLynette Murray HairPortview Trade Centre,Belfast.

Source: The Irish Times June 05, 2021 05:37 UTC