Numerous dry cleaners in Cupertino, San Jose and Sunnyvale have visited Nature’s Best Cleaners, at 1281 W. El Camino Real in Sunnyvale, to learn about the store’s use of wet cleaning, a green ...

How to Tell if a Garment Is Truly Dry Clean Only. Invented in the 1800s, dry cleaning is a method of cleaning garments and fabric using only a solvent, completely eliminating the need for water ...

CLEANER06_055 1/4/06 Photo of Shaghafi loading into his new $165,000 CO2 machine. Story is about Blue Sky Cleaners, the first Bay Area dry cleaner to use environmentally-friendly cleaning methods.

Dry cleaning experts explain what happens to your clothes when you take them to a dry cleaner, plus give tips on the types of ...

Some LI dry cleaners opt for 'green' methods Thomas Davis, co-founder of Greensleeves, a dry-cleaning chain based in Glen Cove that uses a liquid silicone solvent called GreenEarth. (Apr. 28, 2010 ...

Green Earth dry cleaning is a process billed as a nontoxic and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cleaning methods. But preliminary studies suggest D-5, the silicone-based solvent ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Those racking up dry cleaning bills each month may soon rejoice with the development of a new garment cleaning device small enough to fit in a bedroom. A pair of Purdue ...

Early methods for cleaning clothes were petroleum-based; kerosene, gasoline, and benzene were all in the mix. ... Dry cleaning is so named because there’s no water involved in the process.

They’ve got the dirt. When it comes to keeping your clothes clean, dry cleaners know the best methods, from simple solutions for treating stains to how often to get certain things cleaned.

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