Green Resources for Garment Cleaners

Please visit the links below for pollution prevention information for the garment cleaning industry.

• Alternatives to VOC Emitting Petroleum Based Lubricants and Chlorinated Paraffin
• Lubricants - 2004 (Katy Wolf, Institute for Research and Technical Assistance - IRTA)
• Aqua Cleaners Case Study (Katy Wolf, IRTA)
• Assessment, Development and Demonstration of Alternatives for Five Emerging Solvents - 2006 (Katy Wolf, IRTA)

• California Air Resources Board (CARB) VOC Rule Changes in 2010-2013

• California Dry Cleaning Industry Technical Assessment Report (California Air Resources Board)

• California Proposition 65: Toxics Law You Need to Know (SFDPH)
• Chemicals Used In Drycleaning Operations (State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners)
• Compliance Tips for the Drycleaning Community Also available in Korean (BAAQMD)
• Dry Cleaning Alternatives Resources (San Francisco Department of the Environment)
• Evaluation of New and Emerging Technologies for Textile Cleaning - 2005 (Katy Wolf, IRTA)
• Green Business Program Resource For assistance across the U.S. (Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network, WSPPN)
• Green Cleaning Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment
• Guide to Solvent Safety (CDPH)
• Handling Universal Waste (SFDPH)
• Hydrocarbon Technology Alternatives to Perchloroethylene for Dry Cleaning - 2005 (Katy Wolf, IRTA)
• Making a Difference for the Planet and Your Bottom Line with U.S. EPA Climate Partnership Programs (Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center -PPRC- and US Environmental Protection Agency -EPA)
• Methylene Chloride Fact Sheet (CDPH)
• n-Bromopropane Hazard Alert (CDPH)
• Perchloroethylene Fact Sheet (CDPH)
• Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange, P2Rx (WSPPN)
• Royal Cleaners Case Study (Katy Wolf, IRTA)
• Spotting Chemicals: Alternatives to Perchloroethylene and Trichloroethylene in the Textile Cleaning Industry - 2007 (Katy Wolf, IRTA)
• Tert-Butyl Acetate: Safer Alternatives in Cleaning and Thinning Applications -2007 (Katy Wolf, IRTA)
• Trichloroethylene Fact Sheet (CDPH)
• Understanding Toxic Substances: An Introduction to Chemical Hazards in the Workplace (CDPH)