Green Clean
About Eco Perc Free Clean
Our Perc-Free Promise: According to a recent study, 85 percent of dry cleaners in the United States use perchloroethylene (or perc, for short) as a solvent in the dry cleaning process.
Perc is considered a carcinogen that can enter the body through drinking water contamination, dermal exposure, or most frequently, inhalation. This is not only a health hazard and environmental justice issue for workers in the dry cleaning business, but for consumers who bring home clothes laden with perc. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that clothes dry cleaned with perc can elevate levels of the chemical throughout a home, especially in rooms where the garments are stored. Nursing mothers exposed to perc may also excrete it in their milk, placing their infants at risk.
Perc is not only hazardous for people who work in dry cleaning shops, but for people who bring home dry cleaned clothes. Perc can also get into our air, water, and soil during the cleaning, purification, and waste disposal phases of dry cleaning, according to the EPA.
