Question from RBES
I have a few items that I need to take to the cleaners & I’d like to take it to an environmentally friendly one. There are several in my area that claim to be “enviromentally friendly”. How do I know if their claim is true or just “green washing”? Do they have to be certified or are there some key questions that I can ask? I’d appreciate any light you can shed on the subject. Thanks!
Debra’s Answer
I have just the website for you: Green Cleaners Council.
Their website states, “The Green Cleaners Council counts the many ways a professional dry cleaner can be ‘green’ by providing cleaners and consumers with defined environmental sustainability benchmarks to judge them by… We afford consumers a verifiable mechanism for judging how GREEN their cleaner is, while giving professional cleaners a vehicle to herald their genuine environmental accomplishments and strategies to help them achieve their green goals for the future.”
They certify dry cleaning establishments that meet their criteria and have a list of certified cleaners on their website.
