{"id":16680,"date":"2016-09-06T14:26:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T18:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=16680"},"modified":"2016-09-06T14:26:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T18:26:25","slug":"salon-secrets-is-now-a-green-circle-certified-salon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=16680","title":{"rendered":"Salon Secrets is now a Green Circle Certified salon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1652\" src=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/GreenCircle-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GreenCircle\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 63,180 pounds\u00a0of hair clippings, 42,122 pounds\u00a0of hair color, 109,512 pounds\u00a0of foil and color tubes, and 206, 392 pounds\u00a0of wastepaper, salon bottles, and other paper and plastic items \u2013 that\u2019s the amount of waste being tossed out by hair salons across North America <\/span><span class=\"s2\">EVERY SINGLE DAY<\/span><span class=\"s1\">; that\u2019s a whopping total of 421,206 pounds! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a newly Green Circle Certified Salon, Salon Secrets in Longwood announced that it<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0is now part of a comprehensive recycling and sustainability program that sets out to significantly reduce the\u00a0industry\u2019s environmental impact on the planet.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From the sourcing of ingredients to the disposal of packaging and products, the salon and beauty industry has long posed many challenges to the environment. With this in mind, Salon Secrets\u00a0wanted to join forces with Green Circle to take a stand for our planet and work together to reduce our ecological footprint and make our industry more sustainable. Through our partnership with Green Circle Salons, the salon\u00a0will be redirecting what was once considered garbage out of our water streams and landfills to be repurposed into innovative green solutions. Starting September 2016, all hair clippings, extensions, any excess color and developer, papers and plastics, foils, aerosol cans and color tubes from <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Salon Secrets Spa<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> will be collected by GCS &#8211; effectively cutting down the\u00a0salon\u2019s total waste, literally overnight, by 85-95%!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As the salon&#8217;s\u00a0customers continue to take increasing interest in the ethical and environmental impacts of their purchasing power, the owners of the location\u00a0wanted to give its customers a genuinely more responsible, and greener choice when it comes to looking and feeling beautiful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a member of the GCS network,<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> Salon Secrets Spa <\/span><span class=\"s1\">empowers its\u00a0customers with the ability to vote with their dollars for positive change. By supporting the\u00a0salon, our customers have the peace of mind knowing that they are taking meaningful steps to keeping our communities and environment healthy. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 63,180 pounds\u00a0of hair clippings, 42,122 pounds\u00a0of hair color, 109,512 pounds\u00a0of foil and color tubes, and 206, 392 pounds\u00a0of wastepaper, salon bottles, and other paper and plastic items \u2013 that\u2019s the amount of waste being tossed out by hair salons across North America EVERY SINGLE DAY; that\u2019s a whopping total of 421,206 pounds! 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