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Green Glossary : Perc

Mickey Z. — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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."

Washing Jeans is for Haters

Elizabeth Seward — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:35:00 GMT

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.

Ready, Set, Green, Week Six: Drying, Out!

Blythe Copeland — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:10:00 GMT

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.

Dry Clean Your Clothes Without Harming the Planet

Collin Dunn — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

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...

Empty your Closet of Wire Hangers

Jasmin Malik Chua — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

"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.