Not quite a year ago, Procter & Gamble made a big media splash with the introduction of Dryel, billed as a product for home care of garments labeled "dryclean only."
Since then, IFI has answered the P&G campaign with its own, aimed primarily at making sure consumers know the difference between professional garment care and so-called "home drycleaning," but also including the loading of formal complaints with the Federal Trade Commission over P&G's Dryel advertising.
As for the formal complaints, the FTC only tells IFI that it won't comment while it is investigating. But IFI is continuing the consumer education campaign with a new brochure, "A Consumer's Guide to Home Drycleaning Kits." The brochure, available in the July Fabricare, examines Dryel and three other home-care kits on the market -- FreshCare from Clorox, the Custom Cleaner from Dial, and the Dry Cleaner's Secret from Dry, Inc. IFI's report tells consumers what they get when they buy a home drycleaning kit, how the products work, what can be expected and what damage can occur.
Most important, IFI says, is the fact that professional cleaning is still the best choice. The brochure pictures a professionally finished skirt next to one with the wrinkled appearance of a garment "cleaned" in one of the home-care kits.
The brochure also points out that these kits are not always effective at removing stains and spoils, based on results from garments tested at IFI.
The bottom line, IFI said, is that "Consumers have been led to believe that these do-it-yourself products can replace drycleaning. Laboratory testing revealed, however, that their performance falls far short of professional cleaning."
All but one possibility for action this year on Texas Rep. Joe Barton's Small Business Remediation Act has been exhausted, and that one appears to be a long shot.
With elections looming and political gridlock making any legislative activity in Washington difficult, chances are nil that the 106th Congress could pass either comprehensive Superfund Reform legislation or Barton's stand-alone bill (H.R. 2726) that addresses specifically the drycleaning industry's clean-up concerns.
With that in mind, supporters of the Barton legislation sought to have the language from the bill directing EPA to establish new clean standards for drycleaning solvents attached to the appropriations legislation in the U.S. House.
That move was shot down by Congressman Jim Walsh, the New York Republican who chairs the House EPA Appropriations subcommittee. Barney Deden, who has been leading the industry campaign for national clean-up legislation, said Walsh wouldn't allow the Barton language on an amendment to the appropriations bill because Rep. Barton had opposed an EPA appropriations bill last year because he believed it contained too much "pork."
With that road blocked in June, Deden said efforts were turning to the Senate where it might be possible to get the language attached to an appropriations bill and then, hopefully, have it survive a House-Senate conference.
But even if that happens, the language would only express the "intent of Congress" and not have the force of law, Deden said. Still, that would provide a starting point for moving ahead next year.
Deden expressed the hope that the November elections and the new year will bring a new administration with an EPA administrator who is more favorable to the industry's needs along with a Republican House and Senate.
Deden also held put the possibility of broader based legislative activity that would seek multiple-industry clean-up standards, perhaps working in concert with an organization like the National Federation of Independent Business.
So far, the high-water mark for the Barton legislation was October, 1998 when 95 members of the 105th Congress were signed on as cosponsors to the bill Barton had introduced the previous year.
Barton introduced a new bill last year in the 106th Congress, a revised version that seeks to set cleanup standards based on an EPA "Guidance Document" for soil and groundwater contamination. Current drinking water standards would not be changed by the Barton bill.
Last year the language of HR 2726 was included in a comprehensive Superfund bill that was passed by the House Commerce Committee, but no further progress has been made on that bill. Meanwhile, the stand-alone version of HR 2726 has gathered 53 cosponsors in the House.
One sticking point for the drycleaning legislation is that supporters of comprehensive reform legislation have been blocking attempts to pass individual bills that deal with specific Superfund-related issued. Enactment of bills targeted to a specific group or industry would lessen the resolve to pass broad Superfund reform legislation, they believe.
Tax credit bill
Joe Barton's Small Business Remediation Act is not the only piece if legislation in the 106th Congress that specifically addresses the drycleaning industry.
The Drycleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act (H.R. 1303), introduced in the House last year, is also languishing as is its companion legislation in the Senate, S.1939.
The legislation would provide a tax credit of 20 percent of the purchase price of drycleaning equipment that "does not use any hazardous solvent as the primary process solvent."
Hazardous solvent is defined in the bill as "any solvent that any portion of which consists of a chlorinated solvent, a petroleum-based solvent or any other hazardous or regulated substance."
While there has been some disagreement among industry observers as to whether water-based cleaning systems would be included as drycleaning equipment, it is clear that perc and petroleum-based systems are excluded while liquid carbon dioxide cleaning systems would qualify.
The bill was introduced in the House by Reps. David Camp of Michigan and David Price of North Carolina and in the Senate by Sen. Jesse Helms. The House bill had 24 cosponsors as of June.
Perc demand in the drycleaning industry registered a 12 percent drop from 1998 to 1999, continuing a decades-long trend in which annual perc demand by the U.S. drycleaning industry has fallen dramatically.
The annual survey sponsored by the Textile Care Allied Trade Association and conducted by Industry Insights Inc. shows that demand for perc in the U.S. drycleaning industry was 63 million pounds in 1999, down from 72 million pounds the previous year. In 1985, demand was 260 million pounds and has been falling ever since -- a drop of more than 70 percent in the last decade.
TCATA attributes the decline to the use of more efficient equipment and improved work practices. Despite some plant operators switching to alternative processes in the past few years, the association said that perc continues to be the primary solvent used in 85 to 90 percent of U.S. drycleaning establishments.
"This 70 percent reduction in perc use is an admirable achievement for the drycleaning industry" said David Cotter, CEO of TCATA. "To provide perspective, one needs only to consider pollution prevention initiatives which were sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency in the early 1990s. Commonly referred to as the '33/50 Initiative,' the program goals, generally targeted to an individual company, were to reduce the use and emissions of chemicals by 33 percent in three years and 50 percent in five years.
"Achieving an industry wide 70 percent reduction is a significant milestone in which the entire industry can feel proud to have participated," Cotter concluded.
TCATA has sponsored the survey of perc demand in the industry since 1975. Perc demand was even higher in the 1970s -- as much as 360 million gallons in 1978. Cleaners today report processing five to ten times more clothes per gallon of perc today than they did in the 1970s.
From an environmental stewardship perspective, the industry's record is even better than the usage statistics indicate since up to 40 percent of the perc used in drycleaning is recovered and reused in other industries, such as metal cleaning.
Other stewardship measures, like closed-loop delivery systems and elimination of contact water disposal into sewers, represent further reductions in emissions of perc to the environment which are not readily apparent in perc sales data.
TCATA, whose members include companies that make and distribute equipment and supplies to the industry, was among groups recognized by EPA for leadership in the Design for the Environment Garment Care and Textile Care Program.
In Colorado, one drycleaner is hoping to clean up more than dirty garments -- he is setting his sights for the fabric of government.
Kenneth Alan Toltz, a third generation drycleaner, is campaigning to be elected to the House of Representatives, hoping to be the first Democrat in 18 years to occupy the seat. He has already put forth $35,000 of his own money for his campaign against Republican incumbent Tom Tancredo in the 6th Congressional District.
Toltz, who is president of Dependable Southwest, owns and operates a chain of seven Dependable Cleaners plants that encompass many areas in Colorado, including southwest Denver, Lakewood, Littleton and Evergreen.
Dependable Cleaners, which has been in the family for three generations now, employs about 55 people and generated over $1.5 million in revenue last year.
In addition to being appointed to the Advisory Panel for the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Toltz has served on the boards of the Boulder Better Business Bureau and the Corporate Alliance for Better Air.
As a member of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Toltz also is on the Labor Task Force-Metro Denver Network.
Toltz, who was born and raised in southeast Denver, wrote an open letter to drycleaners that stated: "Our external environment in the drycleaning business has been made increasingly difficult by the rules and regulations under which we operate.
"This is particularly the case in dealing with shifting environmental standards. We must have people who understand the daily challenges of our industry at the table in Washington, DC, when these rules and regulations are being considered."
Toltz also noted in the letter that the Barton Bill has made "significant progress" this year, but he warns, "it's not nearly a done deal."
As the election closes in, Toltz will spend more time on the campaign trail and less time at Dependable Cleaners, where his wife Shelly, an optometrist, will be taking over many of the responsibilities.
The company, which is recognized in Colorado for its 70-year tradition of service, has deep ties to its community, participating in an annual hanger-recycling program which funds an annual contribution to Homework Hotline.
Dependable Cleaners also volunteers to help the Coats 4 Colorado program, which provides thousands of coats to local families in need.
Toltz, who holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver, has been involved in government work ever since he served as an intern in the Colorado State Legislature during his high school years. He has worked on several local campaign efforts, including Carlos Lucero's candidacy for the U.S. Senate and David Skagg's successful run for the U.S. Congress.
He also contributed to Senator Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign by serving as the platform's Deputy National Finance Director.
So far, Toltz has used his political experience to raise an impressive amount of funding in a district that has a formidable Republican stronghold.
In an interview published in The Denver Business Journal in early May, Toltz said, "Right now, we're in what we call the 'retail phase' of the campaign -- getting people involved and building an organization. It's a huge endeavor, but it's challenging and a lot of fun."
Not only has Toltz succeeded at being one of 15 candidates in the country to raise more money than an incumbent opponent, but he was also one of 17 Democratic challenger candidates around the country who reported over $100,000 cash-on-hand by the end of June, last year.
The Ken Toltz 2000 campaign is working on a website (www.toltz2000.com) that will enable visitors to find out more information about candidate Toltz.
Karin Stevens, Inc., a New York City designer and importer of ladies' dresses and pant suits, has agreed to pay a $20,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it did not have a reasonable basis for the care instructions it placed on some of its garments.
Karin Stevens sells its garments under the "Karin Stevens," "Karin Stevens Petite" and "KSL" labels to various retailers.
According to the FTC's complaint, Karin Stevens failed to provide care labels describing a regular care procedure needed for the ordinary use of the product.
The FTC alleged that Karin Stevens mislabeled several of its garment styles by failing to specify a solvent or provide warnings about necessary modifications of the normal drycleaning process.
In some instances, the FTC said, garments were damaged when cleaned according to the recommended instructions. For example, when "dryclean" care label instructions were followed and the garments were cleaned in perc, the beaded trim on the garments was damaged.
The Care Labeling Rule requires manufacturers and importers of clothing to attach care labels that state what regular care is needed for the ordinary use of the garment. If the label includes a drycleaning instruction, the rule requires that "it must also state at least one type of solvent that may be used," unless all commercially available types of solvents can be used.
The settlement also prohibits Karin Stevens from violating the Care Labeling Rule in the future. The proposed settlement also contains various recordkeeping requirements to assist the FTC in monitoring the defendant's compliance.
The commission vote on to file the complaint and proposed settlement was 5-0. The complaint and proposed settlement were filed at the FTC's request by the Department of Justice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 23. The consent decree is subject to court approval.
An attempt to stop OSHA from issuing its ergonomics standard cleared the House in June and was on its way to the Senate.
A provision in the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill would prevent OSHA from using any government funding to "promulgate, issue, implement, administer or enforce" its proposed ergonomics standard.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the appropriations bill on a 217-214 vote in June.
Similar language was expected to be added to the Senate version of the appropriations bill, which would go before the Senate in late June or July.
Business groups have been fighting the OSHA proposal since it was introduced late last year.
Speaking against the proposal on behalf of the drycleaning industry, IFI has said it is "overly vague, broadly includes and presents an onerous financial burden on small business without sufficient evidence that the standard would mitigate musculoskeletal disorders."
In short, the standard could end up costing the drycleaning plant owners hundreds of thousands of dollars without necessarily solving the problem.
Cleaners have until Aug. 15 to register for the next round of certification examinations that will be offered by the International Fabricare Institute. The tests will be given at various sites around the nation on Oct. 7.
Certification in three categories is offered. The Certified Professional Drycleaner (CPD) and Certified Professional Wetcleaner (CPW) exams cost $295 for IFI members and $395 for non-members.
The Certified Environmental Drycleaner (CED) exam costs $175 for IFI members and $275 for non-members.
The CED is available in Korean as well as English. Nearly 100 cleaners registered for the Korean-language version of the CED exam at its first offering in April.
Fifty-four cleaners passed the CED exam this April, 16 passed the CPD exam, and three passed the CPW test.
Three more cleaners have achieved certification in all three areas -- Wan C. Choe of Upper Marlboro, MD; Charles P. Jones of Allen, TX; and Robert A. Tober of Charlotte, NC.
To register, contact IFI, (800) 638-2627, ext. 144 or (301) 622-1900, or send e-mail to education@ifi.org .
While the eyes of the world will be on Australia for the Olympic games this year, the drycleaning industry has an extra added attraction: Australia will host the International Drycleaning Congress's Dream Clean 2000 conference along with pre- and post-convention tours.
Canberra will be the scene of the convention, Oct. 12-16. Nick Moufarrige, chairman of the organizing committee, is putting together a program that he says will feature "challenging topics and true Aussie fun and hospitality" through a combination of business sessions, social activities and a trade exhibition.
Moufarrige, a past IDC president and IDC's International Drycleaner of the Year for 1994, is the principal of Bells the Cleaner in Canberra and is a long-time member of the Varsity Group of elite cleaners.
Assisting him on the organizing committee is Lynton Ryan, also a Varsity Group member and principal of 60-Minute cleaners.
Josie Moufarrige serves as secretary of the organizing committee and was the IDC Campbell Redenbach Fellowship recipient in 1996.
Official welcome
IDC members will be welcomed to Canberra at a special reception on the evening of Oct. 12. Thursday will be open for exploring Canberra during the day; the official welcome session will be Thursday evening when Kate Carnell, chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory, will open the convention.
Jim Barry's keynote presentation on the drycleaning industry will start off the Friday topics. He will be followed by an international panel discussing environmental issues.
Afternoon sessions will include "Computer Technology of the Future" and "Best Marketing Ideas" from around the world.
The Allied Traders Night with Shane St. James will complete Friday's activities.
60 Minutes, Aussie style
Saturday morning starts off with a breakfast with Paul Lyneham of Australian TV's "60 Minutes." Presentations on "Increasing Your Personal Wealth" and "Going Public in the Drycleaning Industry" will follow, then the "Young Cleaner's Perspective" will conclude the morning programs.
Saturday afternoon will be an offering of plant tours or other sight-seeing excursions, followed by an evening of entertainment and fellowship at the Science and Technology Museum.
The IDC Fellowship Award presentations will start the day on Sunday, followed by the International Solvent Sessions. "Management and Motivation" will be the topics of the afternoon.
The traditional IDC banquet will be held on Sunday evening with special guest of honor, Margaret Reid, the president of the Australian Senate.
One final program, the Sayonarra Breakfast, will take place on Monday morning.
Convention registration until July 31 is US$561 (approximate). The cost will increase to US$595 thereafter. Included in the fee are all business sessions, the welcome cocktail party, breakfast, lunch and dinner each day and plant tours.
The Park Royal Hotel in Canberra will be the headquarters for the convention. Convention rates for the Park Royal hotel range from US$150 to US$299 (approximate).
Pre-convention tour
The pre-convention tour will begin in Cairns on Oct. 3 with a welcome party gathering at the Reef Casino Hotel.
On Oct. 4 the tour group will transfer to Kuranda and take the skyrail to Kuranda Village, then by motorcoach to board the Great South Pacific Express train to begin a three-night journey to Brisbane. Upon arriving in Prosperine on Oct. 6, there will be an excursion by seaplane or helicopter to the outer barrier reef.
Travel aboard the Great South Pacific Express will resume that afternoon with arrival the following afternoon in Brisbane.
On Oct. 8 the tour will fly to Alice Springs, then travel by motorcoach on Oct. 9 to Ayers Rock for two days of sight-seeing. On Oct. 11 the group will depart for the IDC convention which will take place in Canberra.
Cost of the pre-convention tour is US$4,082, based on sharing one twin bedded room. The cost includes hotel accommodations for five nights with breakfast every morning and one dinner; three nights in "state" cabins on the Great South Pacific Express with three meals per day, Australian goods and services tax, transfers and sight-seeing.
The cost does not include air transportation from Brisbane to Alice Springs and from Ayers Rock to Canberra. These prices will be quoted separately.
Post convention tours
A two-part post-convention tour will be offered. The Blue Mountains and Sydney portion of the tour will commence immediately after the convention, leaving Canberra on Oct. 16 to the Blue Mountains by motorcoach.
After a day in the mountains the tour will proceed on to Sydney for a day of sight-seeing on Oct. 19. A flight from Sydney to Papeete, Tahiti will arrive the night before the cruise departs.
The cost of this tour is US$1,542 per person based on sharing one twin-bedded room. The cost includes five nights hotel accommodations with breakfast each morning, goods and services taxes, all transfer and local sight-seeing. Airfare from Sydney to Papeete is not included.
The cruise portion of the post-convention tour aboard the Radisson Seven Seas MS Paul Gauguin will begin Oct. 21, sailing from Papeete, Tahiti, to Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, and Moorea before returning to Papeete on Oct. 28.
Prices range from US$2,645 to US$5,945, which includes all gratuities, wine with lunch and dinner and soft drinks on board.
For more information and to make reservations for the tours, contact Yamato Travel Bureau, (800) 334-4982.
More information is also available on the web at www.drycleanersweb.com.au/dreamclean/index.html.
Cort Antonson, owner of Textile Analysis Services and a long-time member of the industry, died May 19 at the age of 88 in Concord, NH.
He was born in Port Allegheny, PA, in 1912 and graduated from Port Allegheny High School before attending Penn State University. He graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and taught science at Alliquippa High School in Pennsylvania.
In 1938, he graduated from the 39th General Course of the National Institute of Drycleaning in Silver Spring, MD. He worked as a spotter and drycleaner in a drycleaning plant and as an instructor of drycleaning at Hampton Institute.
During World War II, Mr. Antonson served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre.
After the war, he resumed his career in drycleaning, starting with NID as a spotting instructor and subsequently serving as head of the analysis department at NID. He also managed two Pennsylvania drycleaning plants.
In 1951 he graduated from NID's management course and it was also that year that he started working for Adco as a sales manager where he continued until his retirement in 1998, representing the company in New England, upstate New York and Eastern Canada.
Mr. Antonson also operated Textile Analysis Service, an independent garment analysis service, in Concord for over 50 years. He was the author of two books on stain removal, "Spotting Made Easy" and "Modern Spotting" and also developed the spotter's "slide rule" which provided a quick how-to reference for removal of many common stains. He was also a contributor to industry journals, most recently writing a monthly column in Drycleaners News.
He also developed a polishing filter to correct the common problems of carbon redeposition and he owned Finer Filtration Inc. from 1969 to 1990 to market the filter.
He had many interests outside the industry, too. An avid fly fisherman, he was a founding and long-time member of the Basil Woods chapter of Trout Unlimited. He enjoyed sharing the sport with his sons-in law and grandsons, and he also loved music, the Boston Red Sox and time with his family.
Family members include his wife of 58 years, Barbara (camp) Antonson, four daughters, Lyn Marx of Camden, ME, Jane Antonson-Hobbs of Franklin TN, Jill Kendall of Bedford, PA, and Barbara Hetrick of Roaring Springs, PA; a son, Frank Antonson of Bedford, PA; two sisters, Bertha Shattuck of Issaquah, WA; and Vee Antonson of Sarasota, FL; 10 grandchildren and six nieces.
Memorial contributions may be made to Friendly Kitchen, 14 Montgomery St., Concord, NH 03301 or Basil Wood chapter of Trout Unlimited, 26 South Main St., Suite 279, Concord, NH 03301.
Waste services company Safety-Kleen Corp. and 73 of its U.S. subsidiaries filed for chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on June 9.
The filing followed three months of progressively worse news from the nation's largest hazardous waste handler, which serves more than 400,000 customers in North America, including thousands of drycleaners.
The company said in a statement that its employees and its more than 400,000 customers will be largely unaffected by the Chapter 11 process and it does not expect any interruption in normal business operations at any of its facilities.
The reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code "is an extremely important step in getting our financial house in order and improving Safety-Kleen's overall cash flow," said David E. Thomas Jr., Safety-Kleen's chairman and chief executive officer.
South Carolina-based Safety-Kleen, which employs nearly 10,000, announced in March that it had suspended three top officers and launched an internal accounting investigation.
On that news, the company's stock plunged, shareholders sued, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation and the suspended officers resigned.
The company had said it would not seek bankruptcy court protection while it was putting together an interim financing deals and arrangements that stalled debt payments.
But in early June the company was unable to make $59.8 million in debt payments and a deal to sell its Elgin, IL, headquarters building fell through. That deal had been at the heart of the company's interim financing plans.
Safety-Kleen said it filed its petitions with "the support and cooperation" of its senior secured lenders, which hold more than $1.6 billion in claims against the company.
Thomas said the lenders' support shows confidence in the company.
The company's operations in Canada and Mexico were not part of the filings.
The company also said it is finalizing arrangements for initial debtor-in-possession financing from a syndicate of banks and financial institutions to support operations during the reorganization process.
All of Safety-Kleen's stock was purchased in 1998 by Laidlaw Environmental Services after a hotly contested take-over battle.
The merger of Laidlaw Environmental and Safety-Kleen created a single industrial waste service company in both hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
Following the merger, Laidlaw elected to retain the Safety-Kleen name, citing its brand recognition and value, and also to help distinguish the company from its former parent, Laidlaw Inc., which is headquartered in Canada.
Laidlaw Environmental Services is not connected to Laidlaw Corp., which provides chemicals and other supplies to the drycleaning industry.
Realstar announced in June that its new line of "high speed" drycleaning machines designed especially for use with GreenEarth solvent has been approved by GreenEarth Cleaning.
Realstar's machines that are designed for GreenEarth are available in high-speed, soft or rigid mount versions and feature Realstar's Fractional Distillation process for separating water from solvent to provide clear, moisture free distillate for odor-free and low maintenance operation.
The machines are offered in loading capacities of 35, 40, 50, 60, 80 and 90 pounds. Other features include an advanced filtration system, computer controls, up to 900 RPM extraction, integrated safety door locks and micro switches, refrigerated solvent cooling, floor guards, dry guards and soap injectors. Realstar said its GreenEarth machines are ETL approved and meet or surpass international regulations for safety and performance.
Realstar is one of several equipment makers that has been working with GreenEarth. While it is possible that an existing machine can be modified to use the GreenEarth process, many drycleaning equipment manufacturers have already signed license agreements and are working on machines specifically designed for the GreenEarth process.
Testing continues
GreenEarth was introduced at the Clean Show in Orlando, FL, last year and has been undergoing testing at various "affirmation sites" over the past few months. The Affirmation Site Program was established to provide independent evaluation by drycleaners who represent a range of geographical areas, climates, operating size, and machine types.
Ron Benjamin, a GreenEarth principal, said that GreenEarth has been carefully testing all of the promises it made during last year's Clean Show.
"We wanted to be sure that the new GreenEarth solution was not rolled out in full force until it was affirmed by people within the industry," Benjamin said. "We wanted to be sure our system was tested by drycleaners themselves, under everyday circumstances, under a variety of conditions, for a prolonged period."
By the beginning of June, the 25 Affirmation Sites had cleaned more than one million pounds of customers' garments. Seven more sites were slated to begin testing in June.
Independent testing is also underway of the environmental, health and safety benefits promised by the GreenEarth solution. That testing should be finished by the end of July.
Earlier this year, GreenEarth Cleaning and GE Silicones announced a joint venture, GreenEarth Solutions, to bring General Electric's resources in the manufacture of silicone with GreenEarth's patented drycleaning process that uses silicone-based solvent.
The process will be marketed under the name GreenEarth Cleaning System and will be available on a broad basis as the Affirmation Site process is concluded.
GreenEarth describes its cleaning system as a solution that is odorless, does not exhibit adverse health effects when used properly, and is a non-VOC that degrades in the atmosphere. The company said tests have shown that clothing cleaned using the process comes out fresh and bright with a soft feel, no residual chemical odor, no dye-bleeding and no damaged trim.
In most cases the GreenEarth solution requires no government permits or special handling, the company said.
"GreenEarth is an efficient and safe solution to a major industry problem," said Jim Barry, chairman of GreenEarth Cleaning. "It is a solution for the drycleaning industry brought about by drycleaners. We expect a full-fledged roll-out of our patented process by late this year."
More information is available from the GreenEarth website: www.greenearthcleaning.com.
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