{"id":414,"date":"2019-08-27T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probeauty.org\/?p=414"},"modified":"2023-06-22T11:39:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T18:39:50","slug":"this-salon-is-the-first-in-its-state-to-be-sustainability-certified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.probeauty.org\/this-salon-is-the-first-in-its-state-to-be-sustainability-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"This salon is the first in its state to be sustainability certified!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Andrea\u2019s Hair Salon<\/a> in Boulder, Colorado, has the unique distinction of being the first business in the entire state recognized for its efficient use of resources, sustainable materials and low impact business practices\u2026 all the while, providing fabulous styles to its clients and career-enhancing education to staff. Owners and PBA Members Andrea and Pete Fahlenkamp share the story behind Andrea\u2019s Hair Salon and the fulfillment of running a successful business that also helps the planet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur passion to run a low impact business stems from our desire to show the world that you can run a sustainable, yet profitable business,\u201d shares Andrea, who became a cosmetologist when her career as a preschool teacher was no longer fulfilling. After enrolling in cosmetology school, Andrea instantly found her passion and realized, \u2018this is it.\u2019 She worked her way up from an assistant at a local Boulder salon, to Master Stylist, to suite owner. She and Pete (who she met while she was in cosmetology school) now own and operate their own certified, luxury salon in Boulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would like to change the hair industry by showing that we can run a successful salon, while only creating 1 pound of trash per week.\u201d Did you know that the beauty industry produces about 150 million pounds of trash each year? Andrea\u2019s has curbed traditional salon waste production partly because of Boulder\u2019s city recycling programs, and by making conscious decisions around furniture and salon materials. \u201cThe city of Boulder requires businesses to recycle and compost, which is awesome! We have low cost, local single stream recycling pickup services which eliminates the need to ship recyclables and hair across the country for reuse. As a result, our carbon footprint is very small.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea\u2019s is the first business in Colorado to earn all four Sustainable Business Certifications from Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE) in these categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n