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Industry
Environment

In conversation
Marcia Ebdell-Blanch
As You Like It Hair

As they approach 10 years in
business, Stratford salon As
You Like It is embracing the
need for change to protect our
environment.
What do you do in your salon that is
different? The team at As You Like It Hair celebrate 10 years of business
As You Like It proudly has no general
waste “landfill”. We recycle all packaging have never used plastic bags and are be supporting each other to do better.
and equipment including foil. This takes a looking forward to the plastic bag ban We think having gorgeous hair should
bit more time and effort, but it’s worth it starting soon in Queensland. We are in not have to cost the planet. One small step
for us to know that we are doing our best. the process of developing our own for As You Like It and one giant leap for
We also make sure coffee grinds and hair
are composted. reusable bags for clients to use time and mankind and our planet!
time again.
We have recycled hair to Indigenous What’s next for the salon?
artist projects on Mornington Island for Where do you see yourself in the next 10 First, we are going to celebrate! We are
creating their internationally acclaimed years? having a re-launch of the salon for our
headdresses and we intend to find many There is still much to do for our ultimate 10-year anniversary, to thank our special
more community projects that we can goal to be a 100% eco salon, but we relish clients and friends for supporting us on
donate to. the challenge. Recycling is one thing, but this journey. Pop in anytime on Tuesday
We continue to introduce products that we also need to work towards less May 1st between 5pm - 7pm and meet our
will meet our eco goals including hair, packaging altogether. Things like being team. Wear your craziest wig and go into
skin care, make up, colours, essential oils, able to provide customers with the raffle to win an eco-makeover. We
and cleaning. Like our ranges of Evo and opportunities to refill shampoo will have music, bubbles and nibbles,
Rohr Remedy products we use which are containers for example. To do this along with a few fun party tricks like an
chemical free, not tested on animals and however we need to put pressure on eco-lipstick photo booth, eco hand
have been developed in Australia. We product companies to supply those treatments and other entertainment. We
options and councils and government to welcome all old, existing and new clients
be more supportive of small businesses to and friends.
be green. We also need to work closely MORE: asyoulikeit.com.au
with our community to see where we can

Remarkable Reef regeneration
The future is happening now on the Great the island and the original corals will be
Barrier Reef with the expansion of a pilot left on the frames to regrow so the
program to grow coral in offshore process becomes a continuous cycle. This
nurseries located in multiple high-value funding is a tick of approval from a
reef areas. corporate giant who shares our vision,
The Reef Restoration Foundation has won values and passion to make a difference
$400,000 in funding from the National to the Great Barrier Reef, which is facing
Australia Bank Foundation to further its many challenges including the recent
Keep saving work after establishing a pilot offshore 2016 and 2017 bleaching events and a
One of the city’s most popular cafes coral nursery at Fitzroy Island in cyclone. Our goal is to grow and plant
and roasteries is giving back to its December 2017. similar amounts of coral in high-value
customers in a bid to reduce plastic “Cuttings of coral have been growing locations throughout the Great Barrier
cup waste. Industry One at Portsmith successfully on six coral tree frames at Reef to assist in securing the $6 billion in
is offering a free coffee for anyone Fitzroy Island since they were installed in revenue that supports 69,000 jobs on the
who brings in a KeepCup for the first December and will be harvested in six to world’s largest reef.”
time, followed by an ongoing 50 cents 12 months,” Reef Restoration Foundation
off every time they bring it back CEO Stewart Christie said. “The cuttings MORE: reefrestorationfoundation.org
will be transplanted on damaged reefs at
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