In 2009, Emerson Cleaners made a commitment to the environment as well as our customers.
When deciding which cleaning process to use, we discovered that not all new cleaning
technologies were created environmentally equal. After much research, we found that
GreenEarth Cleaning was the right choice for us. We think you'll agree. Read on.
Dry cleaning is a term applied to washing fabrics in a liquid other than water. Petroleum-
based solvents used in early dry cleaning were flammable and gave off vapors that were
dangerous to breathe. These two issues remain of concern with today's dry cleaning fluids.
In the 1950's, perchloroethylene (or perc) was introduced as a "safer" alternative because it
eliminated the fire hazard.
It rapidly became the industry's solvent of choice. But as dry cleaners used perc, environ-
mental risks came to light. Many regulatory and industry safeguards were introduced, but
contamination from unsafe practices had already taken place, costing the dry cleaning
industry a great deal of money and deeply staining its reputation.
When deciding which cleaning process to use, we discovered that not all new cleaning
technologies were created environmentally equal. After much research, we found that
GreenEarth Cleaning was the right choice for us. We think you'll agree. Read on.
Dry cleaning is a term applied to washing fabrics in a liquid other than water. Petroleum-
based solvents used in early dry cleaning were flammable and gave off vapors that were
dangerous to breathe. These two issues remain of concern with today's dry cleaning fluids.
In the 1950's, perchloroethylene (or perc) was introduced as a "safer" alternative because it
eliminated the fire hazard.
It rapidly became the industry's solvent of choice. But as dry cleaners used perc, environ-
mental risks came to light. Many regulatory and industry safeguards were introduced, but
contamination from unsafe practices had already taken place, costing the dry cleaning
industry a great deal of money and deeply staining its reputation.
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