Hair is fantastic for composting as it releases Nitrogen when it breaks down, giving plants a real nutritional boost. We compost hair anaerobically on a large scale, but it can be composted at home too.

By felting hair with our unique machinery, we can create a hair mat that can be used to cover storm drains or clean up waterways

Working with dressmakers and designers, we can turn hair into dresses and clothes. In 2022, Green Salon Collective was featured in museums across the UK and Europe showcasing what can be done with hair. 

Our Head of R&D, Stephanie Hodgson, is conducting an experiment to test the ability of 'potting felt' a product for houseplants made from salon hair waste, to save water, deter pests, and release nitrogen into the soil. 

We love finding new ways to reuse our hair twine, and it lends itself well to being crocheted! One salon is even using them as coasters, which is fantastic for involving clients.

Working with Biohm, a London based regenerative biomanufacturer, your hair is being combines with their unique binding material 'orb', to create particleboard-like sheets as well as moulded 3D objects. They are also working with mycelium, the root structure of fungi, to grow around hair to create insulation panels.

In 2025, we sent over a tonne of salon hair to a farm in Norfolk as part of a long-term trial to see the impact of hair, pet fur and wool as mulch in a agricultural environment

We have created a truly unique workshop with our research partner, Sanne Visser, Design Researcher in Residence at The Design Museum. Our workshops invite people to explore hair rope making while inspiring them to rethink the concept of waste. 

Beth Williams is an incredible textile artist who has created living garments, jewellery and textiles out of waste human hair, growing plants with a base of hair!

We can use even the shortest of hair in the Green Salon Collective hair recycling projects, however, when the hair is long enough to create a wig, that is what we will do.