Hair Today?

Hair salons are massive generators of waste. They are one of the least 'green' commercial activities on high streets. For example, 99% of hair clippings end up in landfill. The Green Salon Collective (GSC) in the UK and Ireland, is attempting to change the image of hairdressers (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/29/hair-waste-from-salons-recycled-to-mop-up-oil-spills). One of the things the GSC has done, is donate 500 kg of clippings (a tiny percentage of the annual total) to be packed into 'hair booms'. The hair booms will be used, on beaches, to mop up oil spills. This completely alters my concept of a hair dressing.