California will become the first state to phase out the use of perchloroethylene, or perc, a chemical used by commercial dry cleaners that has been linked in studies to bladder, esophageal and other ...

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), there are about 2,000 dry cleaning facilities in New York state that use perchloroethylene ("perc") as the solvent in ...

No sign touts the pile of cash Song Lee spent to switch his modest San Lorezo dry-cleaning shop to green technology. He simply pulled aside a long-time customer, a Berkeley police officer whose ...

Hotel dry-cleaning is the absolute worst. Seriously. Have you ever attempted to get clothes cleaned on the road? You’ll routinely end up paying $10-15 per shirt. As someone who travels a lot for ...

For a lot of folks, doing laundry isn't one of the most exciting parts of the day. As lucky as some are to have a laundry room in their home or a washing machine and dryer in their apartment, the ...

Here's an inside look on how the mysterious cleaning method unfolds. Dry cleaning is a laundering method that uses a special solvent in place of water. It can preserve the color, shape, and texture of ...

It was February and Blase Buononato, who co-owns Valleybrook Cleaners, a Wayne, N.J., dry cleaner that his father opened in 1971, had a decision to make. For almost 35 years, Valleybrook had used ...