Green Circle Salon

We are proud to partner with the Green Circle Salons’ movement of keeping beauty sustainable.

FOR BEAUTY. FOR THE PLANET.

Salons across North America throw away approximately almost 500,000 pounds of waste each day. House of Dear wanted to be part of the solution so we partnered up with Green Circle Salons. As a Certified Green Circle Salon, 98% of the items used during a service at House of Dear are recycled.

We all have to do our part to protect our planet. We hope that you will choose House of Dear, not only for our amazing stylists but to also be part of a salon that has become one of the most sustainable salons in North America!

FOR BEAUTY. FOR THE PLANET.

Salons across North America throw away approximately almost 500,000 pounds of waste each day. House of Dear wanted to be part of the solution so we partnered up with Green Circle Salons. As a Certified Green Circle Salon, 98% of the items used during a service at House of Dear are recycled.

We all have to do our part to protect our planet. We hope that you will choose House of Dear, not only for our amazing stylists but to also be part of a salon that has become one of the most sustainable salons in North America!

here's how we give beauty waste new life:

hair

The old method was to sweep up the hair and throw it away. Now, all cut hair is sent to Green Circle Salons. It is then placed in hair booms which can be used during oil spills. A synthetic boom can only be used once where a hair boom can be used up to 5 times.

color

Previously when a stylist completed a color service they would simply rinse out the color bowl sending the unused color down the sink. This increases the chance of it ending up in our lakes. Now, all unused color is sent back to Green Circle Salons. Any clean water that can be extracted is returned to lakes, streams, and rivers. The remaining color is burnt and used as pigment in things like paint, asphalt, etc.

foils & color tubes

All of these items used to make their way into the trash and then out to the landfill. Now all color tubes, hair caps, latex gloves…even the lids for the color tubes are recycled!

here's how we give beauty waste new life:

hair

The old method was to sweep up the hair and throw it away. Now, all cut hair is sent to Green Circle Salons. It is then placed in hair booms which can be used during oil spills. A synthetic boom can only be used once where a hair boom can be used up to 5 times.

color

Previously when a stylist completed a color service they would simply rinse out the color bowl sending the unused color down the sink. This increases the chance of it ending up in our lakes. Now, all unused color is sent back to Green Circle Salons. Any clean water that can be extracted is returned to lakes, streams, and rivers. The remaining color is burnt and used as pigment in things like paint, asphalt, etc.

foils & color tubes

All of these items used to make their way into the trash and then out to the landfill. Now all color tubes, hair caps, latex gloves…even the lids for the color tubes are recycled!

here's how we give beauty waste new life:

hair

The old method was to sweep up the hair and throw it away. Now, all cut hair is sent to Green Circle Salons. It is then placed in hair booms which can be used during oil spills. A synthetic boom can only be used once where a hair boom can be used up to 5 times.

color

Previously when a stylist completed a color service they would simply rinse out the color bowl sending the unused color down the sink. This increases the chance of it ending up in our lakes. Now, all unused color is sent back to Green Circle Salons. Any clean water that can be extracted is returned to lakes, streams, and rivers. The remaining color is burnt and used as pigment in things like paint, asphalt, etc.

foils & color tubes

All of these items used to make their way into the trash and then out to the landfill. Now all color tubes, hair caps, latex gloves…even the lids for the color tubes are recycled!

Key Questions

Recycling aluminum uses roughly 5% of the energy required to create virgin aluminum from bauxite. Ninety- five percent of all aluminum can be recycled over and over again, including the foils and color tubes that are used in salons across the United States.

From now, GCS Member Salons will take an environmentally responsible stand and ensure that all metals are properly recycled. This will help to reduce the need for more landfill space, reduce our dependence on non-renewable resources, and decrease the amount of toxins going into our landfill sites.

GCS Member Salons will now be diverting all hair out of landfills and into other more sustainable projects. GCS, in connection with various partners, is looking at ways that hair can play an important role in a number of commercial applications. It’s exciting to know that hair can be used on our oceans to help in oil spill cleanup and recovery projects.

This is the ugly truth of the industry. Our solution will be to send all excess liquid chemical waste to a hazardous waste facility where it will be responsibly managed, so that it no longer pollutes our waterways or land.