February 2022

February 2022 Table of Content

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued summonses to about 12 dry cleaners who were still using perc machine, with about half…

It took over three decades, but the federal government finally expanded its list of chemicals too dangerous for Americans to breathe. By one. The …

The demolition of an Ann Arbor dry cleaner to address a longstanding pollution problem in the soil beneath the building is now underway. Armen Cleaners …

The owners of Hicks Manor (Fairfield, OH) have asked the city to help in their efforts to remediate the soil under a former dry cleaner …

Doing your laundry is not that big of a deal if you have a washing machine. But the problem is that you cannot throw every …

In the course of my consultations and training I come across drycleaners using a large variety of different chemicals from different manufacturers. The chemical formulations …

Maintaining an adequate solvent level and checking your solvent mileage are areas that are often overlooked by the drycleaner.  Solvent levels in the base tanks …

Inquiries about wetcleaning is increasing with the ever-tightening environmental regulations. For those who are content with solvent cleaning tend to be more afraid of wetcleaning …

Over the years, it has been fun to bring together some photos of pressing defects on shirts, showing them to you, and explaining why they …

In last month’s issue, space limitations prevented me from concluding the article on solvent heating, so I’ll be concluding that topic in this issue …

Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch …

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February 2022