Articles tagged “Dry Cleaning”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Green Glossary : Perc By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden Nov 19 2008 Perchloroethylene or perc, is "the dominant chemical solvent used in dry cleaning. Since perc can be reused, it is a cost-effective and efficient solvent for cleaning clothes. Perc is also a toxic chemical with both human health and environmental concerns." + READ MORE

Washing Jeans is for Haters By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Oct 22 2008 I've got some news for you: You don't need to wash your jeans after each wear. Hopefully, this isn't coming as a total shock to you. + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green, Week Six: Drying, Out! By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 25 2008 I've never been too into dry cleaning, but not for any environmental reasons?mostly because I always forget to pick up my clothes until weeks later when I realize they're missing. But for the last few months, I've been dutifully dropping off all my husband's dress shirts on a rotating schedule at the dry cleaner across the street from our house. I work from home, so I can (and sometimes do) wear sweatpants all day, but he works in an office. He needs his clothes spotless. + READ MORE

Dry Clean Your Clothes Without Harming the Planet By Collin Dunn IN Fashion & Beauty Jan 23 2008 It'd be great if we could all just toss our clothes into the washing machine (with the cold/cold setting, of course), but lots of wintertime wear, like wool sweaters and jackets, have the "dry clean only" label attached. Unfortunately, conventional dry cleaning is a decidedly un-green process-most dry cleaners use the... + READ MORE

Empty your Closet of Wire Hangers By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 17 2008 "No more wire hangers, ever!" screamed Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest. Alternatively, rid the eyesores from your life completely by encouraging your dry cleaner to use EcoHangers, which are made from 100 percent recycled paperboard and pay for themselves by providing ad space. + READ MORE