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Clean & Green Award Directory (pdf)
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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)
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California Air Resources Board (CARB) VOC Rule Changes in 2010-2013
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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)