Earth Day: How We Are Making a Difference

4/22/2021

Updated February 1, 2024

Happy Earth Month friends! At Salon Society, we are extremely dedicated in doing our part for mother earth. As a green eco-friendly business, our mission is to make a positive impact on the environment while providing exceptional products and services. One of the things we love most about working in an eco-friendly salon is a shared belief that environmental consciousness is incredibly important, both at work and at home. Here are some of the ways we strive to be earth-friendly!

IN-SALON

We are committed to adopting sustainable practices throughout our operations and supply chain to minimize our carbon footprint and preserve natural resources.

Our salon is largely paperless: all appointments are scheduled using an online system and we send receipts electronically
Our shopping bags are made from paper and are recyclable

We aim to stock products that are made naturally and are environmentally-friendly.

We proudly sell Kevin Murphy hair products, which are cruelty-free, made using eco-friendly methods, and packaged using sustainable Ocean Waste Plastic.

At KEVIN.MURPHY, we make every effort to help and protect the environment by utilising packaging that is recyclable or biodegradable. We use only natural ingredients from sustainable and renewable sources, that are harvested in a way that does no harm to the environment at all.
- Kevin Murphy Website

We carry Routine Natural Deodorant, which is made in Canada and only contains clean, wholesome ingredients. Their deodorant jars are refillable at places in Regina like The Alternative, our neighbours! Visit the full list of refill stations in Canada.

We are a member of Green Circle Salons - a global program started in Toronto to help beauty industry professionals recover up to 95% of their beauty waste. This amazing program allows us to recycle the following:
- hair clippings
- excess hair colour/colour tubes
- used metals and foils
- used single-use items
- paper and plastic waste
- PPE waste

Fun fact: Green Circle Salons sends recycled hair clippings to help clean up oil spills in the ocean!

Green Circle Salons' website has TONS of great information about how salon waste can be recycled through their program. It's pretty crazy and inspiring - check it out!

BEHIND THE SCENES

Our team always separates all recyclable products from trash from any salon supplies, furniture, lunches, beverages, etc.
We keep reusable plates, cutlery, and cups in our staff room
We use dryer balls in our salon laundry rather than dryer sheets
For cleaning, we use eco-friendly, refillable products and reusable cloths
Our bathroom paper towel is made from recycled materials
We reuse shipping boxes and mailer envelopes received in the mail for all our outgoing orders!
We use a reusable coffee filter in our coffee maker, and use drip coffee instead of single-use disposables.
All of our wall-hanging planters are made from recycled milk jugs (Wally Gro - check them out!)
We collect garbage from around our building on a daily basis - it's shocking how much we pick up!
Our team brings in homemade snacks and drinks to share to help cut down on single-use plastics from restaurants

AT HOME

On top of our salon initiatives, our team also wanted to share some of the sustainable practices we have implemented into our own lives:

Using reusable straws/cutlery/baggies
Using dryer balls instead of dryer sheets
Carrying a reusable water bottle
Making our own snacks
Growing a garden
Recycling whenever possible
Bringing our own grocery bags
Carpooling, riding bicycles, and taking public transit to reduce gas emissions
Using eco-friendly cleaning products/refilling stations
Composting
Using biodegradable cleaning tools (bamboo dish scrubbers, toothbrushes, Q-tips, etc.)
Turning off lights when leaving a room
Avoiding single-use plastics
Bringing our own take-out containers to restaurants
Reusing recyclable containers
(yogurt, sour cream, pasta sauce, etc.)
Buying bulk foods in reusable containers
(i.e. Bulk Barn)