Why do we call ourselves "Green" and What do we mean by "We put the Green in Dry Cleaning"?

Even though going green is a rapidly growing trend, you'll find that the majority of Dry Cleaners are still using Perc which is a toxin and a probable carcinogen.

At Clevergreen, we use a cleaning process that is a complete paradigm shift in cleaning technology. Although DF2000, our chosen solvent is a biodegradable hydrocarbon solvent, we use less than one gallon of DF2000 in vapor form to clean 40 lbs. of clothing and the garments are never immersed in the solvent. This is dry cleaning in its true sense of the word. The resulting process is much gentler than normal dry cleaning methods which wash the clothing in Perc or other solvents. Our green approach can even be used to clean beaded and sequined garments. Given that the clothing never gets wet, there is no need for equipment with large motors to spin out the excess solvent which translates into less energy consumption. In addition, the drying cycle which also reclaims the solvent uses less energy.

As the wet cleaning technology is rapidly coming of age, we are keeping up with educating ourselves in using wet cleaning more and more as our primary method of cleaning, particularly for garments that look and feel their best when wet cleaned.

We are a green company because we are 100% committed to a clean and safe environment and we constantly and consistently look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint. We designed our plant and selected our equipment with that in mind:

• We chose natural gas as our fuel.
• The recycled steam from our boiler is used to heat our water
• Our lighting is energy rated and efficient.
• Our spotting agents and detergents are carefully selected with the environment in mind and are consistent with our cleaning solvents.
• We separate our trash and recycle what can be recycled.
• All steam pipes are wrapped with fiberglass insulation, for more energy efficiency.
• Our high ceiling in the basement and plant area and our overhead doors help keep the plant area cool in the hot days of summer, again reducing our energy consumption.
• Our sorting and assembly area uses no energy. We purposefully elected manual systems to keep our staff walking (exercise, human power) and reduce our energy consumption.
• We recycle the water that we use in our heat exchange process as a coolant, thus reducing our water usage as well.

If you are interested in learning more about our methods, we'll gladly give you a tour of our operations.