Green Dog Wash has dog hair, and lots of it. Hair collected in the tub strainers, hair on the floor after a Fur-minator treatment, hair on the counters after a forced air dry, and hair all over the groomers stations after a grooming session. We have taken going Green a step further. We recycle all the dog hair that has accumulated around the shop.
We have joined The Matter of Trust (www.matteroftrust.org). The Matter of Trust uses recycled hair from salons and groomers and weaves them into hair-mats. The hair-mats are then used to to contain and control petroleum spills. The process is simple for us, but takes a few extra steps on on our part, first we collect the hair in recycled garbage bags, we then package the hair in re-cycled shipping boxes (we re-use boxes that supplies were sent to us in), and then we ship to California. Matter of Trust take it from there- they weave the hair and then distribute the hair-mats to organizations that will clean-up petroleum spills around the globe.
Green Dog Wash is committed to reducing our carbon footprint and pawprint every day. We use recycled paper in the office and bathrooms, recycled garbage bags, we have separate garbage/recycle bins for materials (even though the City doesn't have a pick-up service for business), LED lighting when and where possible, all the paint used is NO VOC from Benjamin Moore, the self-service wash area has a rubber floor made of recycled material, even the collars, leashes, and toys we retail are made from products like bamboo, hemp, and organic cotton. The filler used in the Eco-Naps is recycled plastic soda bottles! The ShamPooch we use is all natural and even the plastic bottles are HDPE 2 with environmentally friendly corn-based labels! Now, we recycle all the fur to help make hair-mats.
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