But how does dry cleaning work exactly? Dry cleaning is a cleaning process that uses a liquid solvent instead of water and detergent to clean clothes. Whether you have clothes with stains that won ...

When you hand over a garment to a cleaner and specify dry cleaning, the process will involve some moisture from a chemical solvent that contains no or very little water. Here’s a look at what ...

“But dry cleaning is a cleaning process that uses a liquid solvent instead of water to remove dirt, stains, and oils from fabric,” says James Joun, co-founder and chief operating officer of ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with plans to restrict the widely used dry-cleaning solvent perchloroethylene, also known as perc or PCE. Under a proposed rule, announced ...

Michigan State Rep. Julie M. Rogers, of Kalamazoo, introduced a bill that would phase out the usage of a toxic chemical in dry cleaning solvent. Perchloroethylene, also known as PERC or TCE ...

by placing regulations on a dry cleaning solvent called perchloroethylene. The EPA said this solvent can increase the risk of liver cancer, and neurological, immunological, kidney, and liver ...

In Florida, a dry cleaning solvent cleanup program was established by the state’s legislature in 1995. The program sources revenue from a sales tax on the dry cleaning industry, tax on PCE sold ...

House Rep. Julie Rogers, D-Kalamazoo, has proposed House Bill 4083, which would ban the manufacturing of dry-cleaning solvents containing perchloroethylene starting in December 2031, with sales ...

The solvents are used in a variety of products, including cleaners, degreasers, sealants, lubricants, adhesives, paints and commercial applications such as dry cleaning. Safer alternatives are ...