The why behind being a Green Circle Salon.

If you’ve ever noticed the black bins around Sunny Bunny in Newton, MA — they’re not just trash cans.

They’re part of our commitment to sustainability.

We’re proud to partner with Green Circle Salons, which helps us reduce salon waste by up to 95%.

Here’s what we collect:

• Foils + color tubes

• Excess hair color

• Hair clippings + lint

• Gloves, paper towels, tissues, cups (the single-use stuff)

Every six weeks, everything is sorted, bagged, and sent to a recycling facility in Illinois.

And then?

Hair is turned into biocomposite materials, used for insulation research, and even oil spill cleanup.

Excess color is separated — water is filtered clean, oil becomes fuel.🧴 Metals are melted down and reused for things like car parts and bicycles.

Other waste is processed into reusable energy.

As of March 1, 2026, we’ve already diverted nearly 70 pounds of waste this year — and we’re a small salon.

Imagine if every salon did this one thing.

Everything counts in small amounts. (Yes, that’s a Depeche Mode nod. 😉)

If eco-friendly, sustainable hair care in Newton, MA matters to you — now you know what those black bins are about.

Sunny BunnyHair. Community. Responsibility. 💛