How you can support ‘Earth Day’ in the salon…

We all know how important it is to recycle and to be as economical as possible within our day-to-day routines, however on April 22nd 2016 the nation will celebrate ‘Earth Day’. It is a day to stress to everyone the importance of looking after the environment, our natural surroundings and also to remind people of the ways in which they could contribute further to looking after our planet. What with global warming on the rise, Earth day is designed to unite the population in how we can all work together to become more Eco-friendly!

So, some of you who have followed our news page for a while may remember that last year we shared a few ideas on how you can ‘be green’ and improve your daily tasks to become more economical. Today we’re going to specialise this purely to salons, as for you guys as business owners and therapists, some of the main improvements could be made whilst you’re at work. Here goes…

1. The obvious one, RECYCLE! Where ever you can, try your best to re-use or renew recyclable materials. Shampoo bottles can be refilled, product packaging can be recycled and delivery boxes can be used for storage.

2. Buy fair trade compliments such as tea, coffee & biscuits…hey they might be a little pricier but at least you know that you’re doing your bit to help.

3. Car share with other fellow employees or if home is within distance, walk to work! Cut down on carbon gasses and also get a bit of exercise out of it, win win!

4. Invest in low energy lighting, the bulbs last longer and they use less electricity than normal ranges!

5. Cut down on the amount of paper that you waste and if you need paper, make sure to buy a recycled batch. Or, even we can help out here…say goodbye to wasting paper completely and invest in our Salon Software! :D We are aware that this will increase the electricity usage, but if you have thousands of clients, it’s surely got to be better than wasting a bit of paper per every client that you have!

6. Do away with disposable towels and use normal cotton ones. Again, this will increase water waste but if you ensure that you only use the washer when there is a full load, then this must be helping save on disposable waste and improve the management of that!

7. Buy natural ingredient products wherever you can, for example soaps in the kitchen or bathroom areas, or even certain cleaning products. Obviously, being in a salon the majority of your beauty products/hair dyes won’t be primarily natural ingredients and this 100% can’t be helped, but by investing in the above products mentioned then at least you are contributing a little bit!

8. Decorate your salon with eco-friendly trimmings! Plants and natural flowers are a great one here, or stones and sand accessories. These will also create a clean feel to your salon which is always a winner with clients!

9. Watch your salon heating! Only have it on when necessary and keep it to room temperature rather than over exceeding.

10. Make sure to switch plugs off, lights off and don’t leave anything on stand-by, not only are you cutting down on energy waste you are also chopping down your electricity bill!


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