How the value of your dry cleaning business can be affected after contamination is found. At the threat of mixing metaphors right out of the gate, I’d like to start this article by referencing a fable we all know; that of the ant and the grasshopper. While the care-free grasshopper chirped away and enjoyed times […]
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What Makes Cleaning Up Perc Spills So Expensive?
Environmental contamination is often associated with industrial sites and gas stations, but the dry cleaning solvent PCE is one of the more expensive contaminants to clean up. Here’s why it’s so expensive to clean up and what you can do about it. Dry cleaners are keenly aware that the use of tetrachloroethylene (PCE, known as […]
Fear, Hope and Determination: A Tale of Two Dry Cleaners
Manage your environmental issues, don’t let them manage you. I’m thrilled to be launching a new series of The Environmental Corner this year. My predecessor and mentor, Steve Henshaw, has been a long-time contributor to the Cleaner and Launderer and has been advising our friends in the dry cleaning industry on environmental contamination and insurance […]