Here are some of the ways dry cleaners keep waste to
an absolute minimum:
Dry
Cleaning Solvent
Dry cleaning solvent is readily reused and recycled
on-site through distillation, filtration and drying.
Special stills and filters remove impurities from
used solvent, leaving it crystal-clear and ready to
be used again. As garments are dried, solvent vapors
are recaptured and condensed back to liquid form for
reuse.
Polyethylene Garment Bags
and Hangers
Today most drycleaners participate in programs
through their supply distributors to recycle
polyethylene ("poly") garment bags and hangers.
Often special recycling bins are provided in the
front counter area. It's a good idea for customers
to first remove all staples and tags or receipts
before returning the bags.
Clothing
Drycleaners even recycle clothing—taking the
thousands of garments that go unclaimed each year to
charitable organizations and clothing banks to be
distributed to the needy. We also help others to
recycle through programs such as "Project Wear and
Share", co-sponsored by Goodwill Industries, and
"Give a Coat, Share the Warmth." These programs
encourage consumers to bring in unwanted clothing
and coats to a participating drycleaner for free
cleaning and repair. The drycleaner then turns them
over to local Goodwill outlets and other relief
organizations.
Demonstrating Concern for
the Environment
The majority of the country's 30,000
drycleaners are small, neighborhood, family-run
businesses, often with spouses and children involved
in day-to-day operations. As an industry, we pay
close attention to proper waste disposal, emission
controls and other environmental and safety
precautions. We take special pride in our efforts to
keep the environment clean and safe for future
generations.
Because of our industry's high professional and
ethical standards, we have always taken the lead in
voluntary environmental compliance and support of
environmentally responsible legislation. For
example, most drycleaners use hazardous waste
disposal methods to dispose of solvent residue and
used filters, although only one-half of the industry
is actually required to do so. The solvent used by
most drycleaners for half a century does not
contribute to smog formation, deplete the
stratospheric ozone layer or contribute to global
warming.
In 1991, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) commended the dry cleaning industry for taking
an active role in developing a proposed amendment to
the Clean Air Act of 1990. The new rule would
require all by the smallest drycleaners to install
special equipment to reduce emissions of solvent.
Over the past 20 years, the majority of
drycleaners have voluntarily invested in
sophisticated equipment that ensures that little or
no solvent is release into groundwater or the
atmosphere. Our goal is to completely eliminate
waste in all aspects of the dry cleaning
process—from solvent to polyethylene bags.
We Use Only 
Solvent - We do not use PERC solvents!
Superior Quality & Service
Restoration
Gladly accepted. 
