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Salon Certification

Certified. Verified. Trusted.

Being a Certified Green Circle Salon isn’t a logo you download. 
It’s earned recognition for how your salon actually operates—day in, day out.

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Be Certified

What certification includes.

Green Circle Salons certification exists to verify that your salon’s waste management efforts are real.

Waste is kept out of landfill

Beauty waste is responsibly redirected from landfill and waterways.

Practices are verified

Green Circle Salons is backed by audited systems and NSF landfill-free verification.

Impact is measurable

Waste recovery reported back to your salon.

Claims are credible

You can confidently say that 100% of the waste you send us never makes it to landfill.

Guests can see it

Use badges and signage to show verified action.

You’re part of the movement

Join a community leading responsible beauty.

Guests value sustainable salons.

70%

of consumers say they’re willing to pay more for sustainable services*

That means sustainability isn’t a “nice extra.” It’s a business advantage. Certification helps salons attract values-driven guests, build deeper loyalty, and confidently stand behind pricing decisions like a Green Fee—because clients understand what it supports.

*Sustainability in the beauty industry report, 2024, Sustain Beauty Co.

In-salon marketing
Salon certification and badge

Certification & Badge

A signal guests trust. Certification proves your salon’s waste is truly recovered, not landfilled—helping guests feel good about choosing you.

Marketing kit

Marketing kit

Tools that tell your story. Simple signage and digital assets make your certification and Green Fee easy to explain—and easy to stand behind.

Green salon directory listing

Directory listing

Your salon is featured in the Green Salons directory, connecting you with guests who care. This helps attract values-driven guests looking for Certified Green Circle Salon.

Sustainability, seen.

Real salons showing what responsible beauty looks like in action.