When organising salon waste disposal and collection for customers, they come to us with a lot of questions. All of the legalities and technicalities can be difficult to get your head around. And as the small business experts, Direct365 are the best people to answer all of your salon waste questions. But for the most common ones, why not take a look through our latest FAQ, this time about waste for salon owners.
Salon Waste FAQ
How do I get rid of salon waste?
Salons dispose of different types of waste which are disposed of different ways. Some waste is general – wrappings, hair clippings, etc – while other waste needs to go in sharps or clinical waste bins. These all need to be collected and disposed of by licensed waste carriers like Direct365.
What are your responsibilities in salon when it comes to waste management?
Your salon must ensure that they are complying to legislation that states you need to dispose of general, clinical, sharps and pharmaceutical waste in the right way. That includes using a waste collection and disposal partner that is fully licensed and experienced in collecting clinical and general waste.
The responsibilities aren’t just moral, they’re also legal too. Legally, you must dispose of clinical waste correctly with a business that is authorised to do so. That’s because clinical waste is damaging to humans and the environment and must be disposed of in a safe way – often by incinerating it.
Is hair dye hazardous waste?
Hair dye is considered hazardous waste in the UK. That means your salon must dispose of it correctly, using a specific hazardous waste bins that ensure it is separate from other waste, and protects people from the dangers this waste can cause.
How do you dispose of nails?
Finger nails or nail clippings can be disposed of in your general waste. These are often uncontaminated and simply require general disposal. However, if these nails are contaminated with bodily fluid or blood, these must be disposed of in a hazardous waste bin.
What is the environmental protection act for hairdressing?
There are a number of legal frameworks that salons need to abide by when undertaking their work, none more important than the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Firstly, their duty of care to waste is important. This protects the environment around us and visitors and their workforce too. Hazardous and clinical waste are the two types of waste that you need to keep an eye on the most. These can contaminate and harm people if they come in to contact with them.
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How do you dispose of human hair waste in the UK?
Human hair was can be disposed of in general waste. There is only one way that it would need disposing of in hazardous or clinical waste bins and that is if it’s contaminated by human waste. If this is the case, hair must go in a hazardous waste bin and collected by a licensed service provider.
How to minimise and dispose of waste from treatments in a salon?
There’s not many ways to reduce waste from treatments in a salon, other than reduce the work you do which isn’t a good way to grow a business. Disposing of this waste, though, can be done through a few different avenues. Firstly, you need a set of clinical, sharps. recycling and general waste bins. These are for waste that is either dangerous to health (clinical and sharps), recyclable (cardboard and plastic/glass) and general non-recyclable (general). To get these bins and have them disposed of calls for an expert collection and disposal provider like Direct365.
Is all salon waste hazardous waste?
No, not all salon waste is hazardous. Think about card, for example. So long as it isn’t contaminated, this waste is recyclable. Same goes for plastics that are safe. There is hazardous waste, of course – contaminated waste that is dangerous, for one – and some will need to be disposed of in a sharps bin – blades, needles and other sharp waste – but not everything is hazardous. Contact Direct365 to find out what you need to dispose of salon waste correctly, and how we can help.
What bins do salons need?
Salons need general waste bins, hazardous waste bins, sharps bins and recycling bins. Your salon waste disposal could quickly become illegal if you start mixing your waste.
If you’re looking for a business to take the pain out of salon waste, look no further than Direct356. As the salon waste specialist, there’s no better company to hire to collect and dispose of hazardous waste. For more information and a free quote, will out the form below!