GreenEarth Cleaning has developed a non-toxic and non-hazardous liquid silicone dry cleaning solvent, which is safe for you and the environment. It’s made of three natural elements: sand, water, and carbon dioxide.
Most people are familiar with the use of hazardous chemicals in dry-cleaning solutions. The primary cleaning solvent used in most dry-cleaners is perchloroethylene or “perc”. The EPA and OSHA, heavily regulate Perc due to its environmental concerns. It has caused the dry cleaning industry damage due to the costs of cleaning up sites that have been contaminated, surcharges attached to buying and disposing of the product, and public policy issues associated with the solvent.
According to GreenEarth, their technology is better for your clothes because it won’t cause fabrics to fade or shrink, allowing your garments to last longer. “Perc” and other hydrocarbons are aggressive when they interact with the fabrics and dyes. The GreenEarth Solution used to dry clean clothes is chemically inert. This means it does not chemically interact with your clothes in any way. Rather, it carries detergent to your clothes and rinses away dirt and oils trapped by the detergent. Dry cleaners who have seen the GreenEarth Solution in operation say the garments come out looking like they have been “in a mineral bath”, with a soft and gentle feel, and with very little wrinkling.
There are approximately 1,500 GreenEarth Cleaning machines being used by dry cleaners today, from single store businesses to large dry cleaning chains. Next Cleaners is a chain of dry cleaners in New York and New Jersey that has been using the new liquid silicone solvent.
I love this dry cleaning alternative made essentially from liquefied sand. That’s so cool!
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