Salon Magazine, November/December 2016

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But for many eco-friendly salon owners, going green is an extension

that in addition to implementing Green Circle Salons’ environmental

of what they personally believe in. “Since I was little, I’ve always

initiatives, designHouse Salon uses all-recycled paper and has limited

believed we have to reduce, reuse and recycle; it really resonated with

its amount of printing.

me that we have to take care of the planet,” says Bruce Peters, owner of Zazou Salon & Academy in North Vancouver. Going green doesn’t have to put your business in the red. From

When it comes to recycling the salon’s waste through Green Circle Salons’ recycling program, Pasychny says it’s been a seamless transition for her team. “Our staff is excited to help sort it, and

building to remodelling, there are various changes that can help your

everybody works together,” she explains. “It’s not an inconvenience at

salon be more environmentally friendly while saving you money and

all. It fits right in as something you should do.”

helping grow your clientele.

GROW FURTHER

MIND OVER MATTER

As one of the first salons to join Green Circle Salons since it expanded

Turning your salon into an eco-friendly space can be an evolving

to Vancouver in 2012, Zazou Salon & Academy has always been

process. Chantelle Pasychny, owner of designHouse Salon in Victoria,

mindful of the environment. The salon has incorporated recycled

B.C., opened her eco-friendly salon five years ago—well before going

wood logs, LED lighting and recycled paper and has even started

green became an industry trend.

using iPads to store its clients’ information. In addition, Zazou Salon

“When I was looking into opening the salon, I just wanted to create

& Academy is the winner of Green Circle Salons’ 2016 Earth Month

it sustainably, not really realizing the bigger result it would create for

video competition, which awarded them a forest of 1,500 trees

the industry,” she explains. “My husband and I designed it ourselves,

planted in the salon’s honour.

but we aligned ourselves with a construction partner who sourced

Members of Green Circle Salons implement an Environmental

recycled wood and we figured out how to take care of things ethically.

Contribution Initiative (ECI) fee, which helps increase revenue to

It was the perfect synergy and just kept evolving and growing.”

support the salon’s eco-friendly changes. “I was weary of having to

designHouse Salon was designed as an eco-friendly salon from the

charge people more, but the service fee is a great thing,” explains

ground up, with Pasychny incorporating recycled materials and all-

Peters. “It gives us a different revenue stream and provides a

LED lighting and even adding a living wall, which absorbs emissions

different avenue to offset future expenses, as opposed to raising

in the air. “A lot of people comment that it doesn’t smell like a salon

service prices. It’s a fee that’s going to benefit the company while

when they walk in,” she says. “It’s very fresh and open.” She says

helping the environment.”

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