Dry cleaning or wet cleaning? Liquid CO2 or Green Earth?

September 27th, 2011 by Sylvia's Dry Cleaning

Here’s a great article to help our customers understand the lowdown on which dry cleaning methods are best for people and the planet.

Green "Dry" CleaningIf you are like many Americans, you’re bound to have a few items around the house that can’t be laundered in the weekly wash. And while you may have detected the faint whiff of chemicals when you picked up your freshly dry cleaned sweater last week, perhaps you didn’t think much of it. But it’s something to be concerned about.

If you’ve ever taken your clothes to a professional dry cleaner, the likelihood that they were cleaned with dangerous chemicals is quite high. Fortunately, there are ways to clean clothes bearing a “Dry Clean Only” label without harming workers, putting toxins into the environment, or bringing dangerous chemicals into your home. Read the rest of this entry »