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Green Circle Salons is being recognized for helping reshape how the beauty industry handles waste.
In a feature from RBC Royal Bank, the Canadian company behind the Green Circle Salons program is highlighted for building the first comprehensive recovery system designed specifically for salons. Since launching in 2009, the program has helped beauty professionals divert millions of pounds of salon waste from landfill and waterways.
The article explores how the program works and why it matters. Through Green Circle Salons, members can recover up to 95% of the waste created behind the chair, including hair clippings, excess hair color, foils, plastics, and single-use items that would otherwise be thrown away.
What started as a simple question about where salon waste goes has grown into a global movement. Today, thousands of Waste Warriors across North America participate in the program, helping salons turn everyday services into measurable environmental impact.
Recognition from organizations like RBC shows how sustainability is becoming part of how modern businesses operate. For salons, it is also a way to stand out, build trust with clients, and show that great hair does not have to come at the planet’s expense.