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Local stylist describes path to Green Business certification and waste reductions

Citizen Sustainability Advisory Committee · March 11, 2026
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Summary

At the March 11 Foster City Citizen Sustainability Advisory Committee meeting, salon owner Shilpi Goyal described converting her salon to a California Green Business and Green Circle Salon, detailing operational changes, monthly recycling costs, and pounds of material diverted from landfill.

Shilpi Goyal told the Foster City Citizen Sustainability Advisory Committee that she converted her salon into a certified green business after learning about the California Green Business Network and local Green Circle Salon program.

Goyal, who identified herself as the salon owner, described replacing chemical laundry supplies with eco-friendly products, switching to LED lighting, installing water-saving fixtures where possible and instituting a composting and detailed sorting system for…

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