Managing Impact
Production
Modern textile production has a surprising cost and impact:
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A total of 6,500 different chemicals are used in textile finishing,
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According to the World Bank, 17 to 20 percent of industrial wastewater worldwide is produced in textile finishing alone.
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Textile production emits more CO2 than air travel and shipping
Consumption
Just as textile production has impacts, so does consumption. In fact, the impact of production directly relates to consumption. Consumption drives production's impacts.
Conscious Consumption
By carefully consuming only what we need and those things that give us maximum pleasure, we can maximize joy, decrease the load on our landfills and the cycle of emissions and pollution slows down. Win Win!
Our Contribution
An important part of conscious consumption is caring for what you have and making it last. We can help by making the things you love last longer with proper cleaning. And the good news is that good care can have a minimum impact on the environment!
We have invested in the finest cleaning equipment and follow the best protocols to deliver the cleanest results for you and the environment.
Read on for more on how we do this.
Plant-Based Dry Cleaning
History
The evolution of dry cleaning is long and painful. The industry has learned a lot of lessons along the way, some the hard way. There are still some places where soil and water are contaminated from mishandled legacy chemicals. This is a brief progression of what the industry has used:
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19th Century: Petroleum (kerosene, gasoline, and benzine) flammable, explosive, toxic and a danger to workers.
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Early 20th Century: Enter Stoddard Solvent. reduced fire risk, but still toxic
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Mid 20th Century: Carbon Tetrachloride and Tetrachloroethylene become the standards. They are collectively referred to as PERC. They are environmentally toxic and persistent..
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Today many (but not all) dry cleaners have switched to biodegradable solvents that are engineered to clean exceptionally well then break down readily to protect the environment.
Price Cutter Cleaner as Your Guide
Not every item needs a dry cleaning process. We will help you choose among our services to deliver the best cleaning performance and the best value to you.
Plant-Based Dry Cleaning
We are among the modern dry cleaning providers who have chosen the environmentally friendly path. We use SYSTEMK4, a plant-based, bio-derived dry cleaning solvent system. Its main solvent, SOLVONK4, is 88% bio-based and produced from fermented corn and other renewable raw materials, earning it the USDA Certified BioPreferred® label. It is designed as a sustainable alternative to traditional, harsh petrochemical solvents.
The cleaning effect of our solvent SOLVONK4 is the same as PERC, and sometimes even better
Clean without Compromise
With our process, you can look your best, make your cleaned items last and keep our environment clean.
Wet Cleaning
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History
While not as bad as dry cleaning, water based laundry services have contributed to water pollution with legacy detergents and soaps and those legacy processes consumed much more fresh water than the best modern processes.
Professional textile care reduces the impact on the environment by up to 60%
Wet Cleaning Our Way
When wet cleaning is called for, we will recommend it to you. You can be confident that it is the right choice.
Clean without Compromise
We proudly use the Seitz system of wet cleaning. Seitz is an innovative German company who are very concerned about delivering cleaning performance while at the same time protecting our environment.