What can I do to help reduce environmental and health risks from drycleaning?
The most important thing you can do is to choose a high quality cleaner who acts responsibly toward the environment. Most professional drycleaners are experts in fabricare and are already familiar with these issues. They will be able to advise you on whether or not your garments can be successfully cleaned in new cleaning processes. Some specific things you can do include: • Know what you are buying. Learn about cleaning processes and know what options are available to you from your local professional cleaners. • Ask your cleaner about her/his cleaning methods, safety and maintenance practices, and how s/he handles her/his solvent waste streams. • Bring your clothes to a professional cleaner who carefully follows safety requirements, and properly maintains her/his cleaning equipment. • If your professional cleaner offers the new machine wetcleaning process as an option, consider asking your cleaner to wetclean your clothes. • Help your cleaner determine the best way to clean your cloth
