About Us

Award winning waste management services

About Us

Award winning waste management services

About Us

Award winning waste management services

About Waste Free Systems

Recovering salon waste and diverting from landfill

Recovering salon waste and diverting from landfill

Waste Free Systems began in 2016, helping hair salons become more sustainable, and working to divert over 90% of their salon waste from landfill. Family-owned and operated, and providing a highly personal approach to how we work with our partner salons, our aim is to make sure that salons of every shape and size in our region has the chance to make an impact beyond their chairs.

81,000

81,000

81,000

kgs of salon waste recycled and repurposed

kgs of salon waste recycled and repurposed

1.6M

1.6M

1.6M

kms of car emissions saved from the atmosphere

kms of car emissions saved

140,000

140,000

140,000

lires of water saved by recycling cardboard

lires of water saved by recycling cardboard

80

80

80

years worth of a single Aussie home's energy saved

years worth of a single Aussie home's energy saved

Benfits for the Community

How does it work?

Donate recycling proceeds to the charity of your choice

Donate recycling proceeds to the charity of your choice

Proceeds from your eligible recycled materials can be donated to a charity of your choice - benefitting the environment and community.

Proceeds from your eligible recycled materials can be donated to a charity of your choice - benefitting the environment and community.

Greenfleet

Greenfleet

Greenfleet plants legally protected native Australian forests to deliver climate action, create habitat for koalas and other native wildlife, and help conserve biodiversity.

Foodbank

Foodbank

Each week, Foodbank supports 135,000 Queenslanders in crisis and provides breakfast to 52,000 children each school week. Every $1 buys 2 meals for those in need.

The Smith Family

The Smith Family

The Smith Family works with thousands of Australian children and their families every day, to overcome educational inequality caused by poverty.

Service Areas

Where do we operate?

Where do we operate?

We're headquartered on the Sunshine Coast, and operate across South East QLD. We're a local small business just like our salon partners, and we love the part of the world we all work and live in!
We are headquartered on the Sunshine Coast
and operate across South East QLD.
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Sunshine Coast

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Sunshine Coast

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Brisbane

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Brisbane

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Gold Coast

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Gold Coast

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Gympie

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Gympie

Sustainability in Practice

Carbon offsets for our fleet vehicles

We offset the carbon created by vehicles in our our pickup service, planting trees for every vehicle we have on the road.

Recognition

Award winning services

Award winning services

2026 AHIA Business Finalist - Best Business Performance of the Year.

2026 Sunshine Coast Biosphere Award - Business Leader of the Year.

3x Clean Technology Small Business Winner and
Hall of Fame member of the Sunshine Coast Business Awards.

2026 AHIA Business Finalist - Best Business Performance of the Year.

2026 Sunshine Coast Biosphere Award - Business Leader of the Year.

3x Clean Technology Small Business Winner and
Hall of Fame member of the Sunshine Coast Business Awards.

Divert over 90% of waste from landfill