United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Pollution Prevention
and Toxics,
(7406)
EPA744-K-96-004
September 1997
vvEPA
Resource Guide for
Garment and Textile
Care Professionals
Printed on paper that contains at least 20 percent
postconsumer fiber.
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U.S.EPA
About This Booklet
This booklet is part of a series of U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publications on garment and textile care industry
issues, alternative technologies, and research
initiatives. Covering a wide range of topics and
organizations, the printed and electronic
information resources listed in this booklet will
help garment and textile care professionals and
others learn more about issues currently facing
the industry.
By staying on top of developments within the
industry, garment and textile care professionals can
improve their operations and bottom line, while
contributing to a healthy environment and safer
workplace. As consumers increasingly choose
"green" products and services, garment and textile
care professionals who consider the health and
environmental impacts of their business decisions are
more likely to meet the challenges of today's
competitive marketplace.
Although this booklet is not a complete list of
resources and organizations, it does offer a
starting point for exploring issues regarding the
professional garment and textile care industry.
EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program
The Design for the Environment (DfE) Program harnesses EPA's expertise and leadership to facilitate
Information exchange and research on risk reduction and pollution prevention efforts. Working with
businesses and industries on a voluntary basis, DfE strives to:
» Assist businesses in incorporating environmental concerns into decision-making processes.
» Work with specific industries to evaluate the risks, performance, and costs of alternative chemicals,
processes, and technologies.
» Help individual businesses undertake environmental design efforts through the application of
specific tools and methods.
DfE partners include representatives from industry, professional institutions and associations, academia,
environmental groups, labor groups, public interest groups, and other government agencies.
The DfE Garment and Textile Care Program is a voluntary collaboration between the garment and
textile care industry, environmental groups, and U.S. EPA, dedicated to reducing risks and preventing
pollution associated with dry cleaning chemicals. Specifically, the program has focused on the risks,
costs, and performance of traditional dry cleaning operations in an effort to help garment and textile
care professionals incorporate environmental concerns into both their day-to-day and long-term
business decisions. Toward this end, EPA is also evaluating alternative technologies such as machine wet
cleaning, liquid CO2, and ultrasonics.
For more information on the DfE Garment and Textile Care Program, please call the Program Helpline
at 888 249-8883, or 703 841-4819 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
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Contents
EPA Publications 3
EPA Internet Resources 5
Df E Garment and Textile Care Homepage 5
OECA/ORD Network 5
Other Government
Resources 6
Organizational Resources ... 8
National Trade Associations 8
Regional Associations 9
Public Interest Groups 10
Research and Technical Assistance
Organizations 10
University and College Programs 12
Labor Unions 12
Other Nongovernment Resources 13
Other Internet Resources ... 13
Periodical Publications .. 14
EPA Regional Offices .. 14
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EPA Publications
The following publications focusing on the
garment care industry can be obtained, at no
charge, from EPA's Pollution Prevention
Information Clearinghouse at:
Pollution Prevention
Information Clearinghouse
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW. (7409)
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-1023
Fax: 202 260-4659
Design for the Environment:
Garment and Textile Care Program
Fact Sheet
EPA744-F-93-004, (August '97)
2 pages
This fact sheet provides an up-to-date description
of EPA's DfE Garment and Textile Care Program
and research efforts. Also available in Korean.
Common Questions About Dry
Cleaning
EPA744-K-96-003, {December '97)
16 pages
This booklet addresses some of the potential
health and environmental concerns with perc, and
attempts to answer questions that consumers may
have about dry cleaning. The booklet also
provides information on alternative garment care
technologies such as wet cleaning (available late
1997).
Wet Cleaning
EPA744-K-96-002, (May'97)
16 Pages
This booklet offers a summary of the
alternative technology known as machine wet
cleaning, and lists garment care facilities
nationwide that offer this service. Also
available in Korean.
Training Curriculum for Alternative
Clothes Cleaning
EPA744-R-97-004a (Vol. I: Curriculum)
115 pages
EPA744-R-97-004b (Vol. II: Instructor's Manual and
Presentation Materials)
192 pages
This training course teaches garment care
professionals and staff about wet cleaning.
Developed by the University of Massachusetts
Toxics Use Reduction Institute, this course
explains how wet cleaning works and how to
operate a wet cleaning facility. The course also
explains how to convert a dry cleaning facility to a
wet cleaning facility.
Proceedings: Apparel Care and the
Environment—Alternative
Technologies and Labeling
EPA744-R-96-002
219 pages
This proceedings document is a record of a
conference held in September 1996, between key
stakeholders to learn about and discuss
developments in alternative technologies and care
labeling. These proceedings include transcribed
presentations, copies of visual aids presented
during the conference, and a summary of
discussion sessions.
Plain English Guide for Perc Dry
Cleaners: A Step-by-Step Approach to
Understanding Federal
Environmental Regulations
English: EPA305-B-96-002, Korean: EPA305-B-97-001
64 pages
This document summarizes the national
environmental regulations that apply to garment
care professionals who use perc, and provides a
step-by-step approach to compliance.
Multimedia Inspection Guidance for
Dry Cleaning Facilities
EPA305-F-96-001
100 pages
This inspection manual was developed to assist
field personnel in state, local, and EPA regional
offices in conducting multimedia inspections of
garment care facilities that use perc.
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Dry Cleaning Sector Compliance
Strategy
EPA305-F-96-003
80 pages
This document outlines EPA's strategy to
provide compliance assistance to the perc
garment care industry. It provides a background
of the industry and describes primary compliance
issues. This document is meant to help federal,
state, and local regulators understand the
specific compliance needs and challenges of the
garment care industry.
Profile of the Dry Cleaning Industry
EPA310-R-95-001
84 pages
This document provides information on all
aspects of the garment care industry, including
general industry information, industrial processes
used, pollution prevention techniques, pollutant
release data, regulatory requirements, and
examples of current EPA initiatives geared toward
the garment care industry. This document can
also be found on the Web at (http://es.inel.gov/
comply/sector/ index.html).
Chemicals in the Environment:
Perchloroethylene
EPA749-F-94-020
2 pages
This brochure explains what perc is, how it is
used, and what happens once it enters the
environment.
Summary of a Report on
Multiprocess Wet Cleaning
EPA744-S-94-001
10 pages
This booklet summarizes the results of the initial
research comparing multiprocess wet cleaning and
dry cleaning presented in the Report on
Multiprocess Wet Cleaning (EPA744-R-93-004).
Also available in Korean.
Multiprocess Wet Cleaning: Cost and
Performance Comparison of
Conventional Dry Cleaning and an
Alternative Process
EPA744-R-93-004
186 pages
This technical report explains the results of
research done in 1993 on the performance and
cost of multiprocess wet cleaning vs. dry cleaning.
This research was one of the first studies done on
alternative cleaning methods.
International Roundtable on
Pollution Prevention and Control in
the Drycleaning Industry
EPA774-R-92-002
302 pages
This proceedings document is a record of a
conference held May 27-28, 1992, in Falls Church,
Virginia, to identify options for reducing
exposures to perc in the garment care industry.
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EPA Internet
Resources
The Internet is a convenient tool for
researching nearly any topic, including
garment care. Because homepages are constantly
revised, up-to-the-minute information can be
accessed soon after it is posted. Garment care
professionals who wish to stay informed about
developments within their industry may want to
consider learning more about the options available
on the Internet.
Searching the Internet for information is simple.
Topics can be accessed using "keywords."
Someone interested in learning more about wet
cleaning technologies, for example, can key in
wet cleaning, and your "browser" software will
search the Internet for any site that contains
these words. The user then has the option to
visit the sites found in the search by selecting
the name of the site.
Design for the Environment Garment
and Textile Care Homepage
The DfE Garment and Textile Care Homepage is
located at (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/
garment/garment Jitml). The garment care page
contains online versions of most of the EPA
publications listed on pages 3 and 4 of this guide,
as well as information on upcoming events,
project partners, and links to other related sites.
EPA's DfE Program helps businesses incorporate
environmental considerations into the design and
redesign of products, processes, and technical and
management systems.
Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance (OECA)/Off ice
of Research and Development (ORD)
Network
This network, also known as Enviro$en$e, is an
interagency-supported system operated by OECA and
ORD. The network allows regulators, the regulated
commuruty, technical experts, and the general public
to share information regarding pollution prevention
and innovative technology; environmental
enforcement and compliance assistance,- laws,
Executive orders, regulations, and policies; points of
contact for services and equipment; and other related
topics. The network houses industrial sector
notebooks on 18 major industries, including garment
care at (http://esJnel.gov/comply/sector/indexJitml).
The garment care sector notebook includes:
• A comprehensive environmental profile of
the industry.
• Industrial process information.
• Pollution prevention techniques.
• Pollutant release data.
• Regulatory requirements.
• A compliance and enforcement history of
the industry.
• Innovative programs.
• Contact names for further information.
Additional information on garment care can be found
by contacting the OECA/ORD technical information
page at (http://esonel.gov/techinEo/techinfoJitml),
including:
• Fact Sheet: Dry Cleaning and Waste Reduction
Page provides tips on better garment care work
practices.
http://esJnel.gov/techinfo/facts/dricleanJitml
• Dry Cleaning Industry Page outlines steps that
garment care professionals can take to ensure
proper perc separation in water separators.
http://esJnel.gov/techinfo/facts/cheklistJitml
• Filter Drying Units Studied for Use at Dry
Cleaners Page describes a study measuring the
efficiency of carbon adsorption technology.
http://esanel.gov/studies/cs45Jitml
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Other Government
Resources
• EPA, in partnership with the garment care
industry and others, is examining
alternatives to traditional garment care and
providing support to garment care
professionals who want to reduce their
exposure to perc.
401 M Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20460
Cindy Stroup, DfE Program
202 260-3889
George Smith, Emissions Standards Division
919 541-1549
Joyce Chandler, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance
202 564-7073
Toll-Free Helpline
888 249-8883
Helpline E-mail Address: dfe_gtcp@cais.net
EPA has established a toll-free helpline for
garment and textile care professionals to
call with questions about compliance,
alternative technologies, and other
technical issues.
• National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is charged with researching
health and safety aspects of industry and
generating information from its findings. In its
work with the garment care industry, NIOSH
is conducting studies on the machines
currently used, potential retrofits, associated
work practices, and the effects of perc
exposure.
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998
Gary S. Earnest
513 841-4370 or 800 35-NIOSH (64674)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) is evaluating the
industries affected by the reduction of perc
permissible exposure limits, one of which is
the garment and textile care industry. OSHA's
research efforts focus on reducing worker
exposure to perc, assessing technologies in
terms of exposure levels, and investigating
viable substitutes.
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3718
Washington, DC 20210
Lyn Penniman, Office of Health Standards
202 219-7111, Ext. 135
Paul Bolon, Office of Regulatory Analysis
202 219-7283
Environment Canada, the Canadian
equivalent of EPA, has general information
about such issues as Canadian environmental
assessments, national water research,
pollution data, and climate information. It
also has published a workbook for garment
care professionals called The Green Team,
which outlines better work practices and
pollution prevention ideas that garment care
professionals can implement to reduce
workers' exposure to perc.
25 Saint Claire Street, East
Toronto, ON M4T 1M2
Canada
Brad Gumming
416 739-5883
416 739-4251 fax
http://www.ns.doe.ca
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is
responsible for enforcing the Care Labeling
Rule, which informs consumers about proper
cleaning methods for garments they buy, and
helps consumers and garment care
professionals clean products without
damaging them. FTC is also considering
modification of the Care Labeling Rule to
permit the use of garment labels that allow for
professional wet cleaning when appropriate.
The latest developments on the amendment of
the Care Labeling Rule are posted on the
FTC's homepage at http://www.ftc.gov.
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Federal Trade Commission
601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 4302 (S)
Washington, DC 20580
Stephen Ecklund, Bureau of Consumer
Protection
202326-2841
202 326-2558 fax
http://www.ftc.gov
U.S. Small Business Administration's Small
Business Development Center (SBDC)
Program provides management assistance to
current and prospective small business
owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to
small businesses by providing a wide variety
of information and guidance in central and
easily accessible branch locations. For a
complete list of SBDCs nationwide, call 202
205-6766. The following SBDC contacts
specialize in environmental assistance.
Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs
620 East Adams
Springfield, IL 62701
Mark Enstrom
217524-5856
University of Kentucky
Business and Economics Building, Room 235
Lexington, KY 40506
Greg Copley
606 257-7668
University of Nebraska at Omaha
1313 Farnam Street, Suite 132
Omaha, NE 68182
Rick Yoder
402472-1183
University of Nevada in Reno
College of Business Administration/032
Reno, NV 89557-0100
Kevin Dick
702784-1717
University of Pennsylvania
3733 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Christopher Lynch
215 898-1219
Dallas County Community College
1402 Corinth Street, Suite 1520
Dallas, TX 75215
Ron Gordon
214 860-5822
Vermont Technical College
P.O. Box 422
Randolph, VT 05060
Peter Crawford
802 728-9101
Department of Economic Development
901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1900
Richmond, VA 23219-0446
Lawrence Roberts
804 786-8087
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Organizational
Resources
71/T any nongovernment organizations can provide
JL T Ahelpful service for garment care professionals
and others interested in garment care issues. These
service organizations range from national trade
associations to public interest groups. Listings
include contact names, phone and fax numbers, and
web site addresses where applicable.
National Trade Associations
Canadian Cleaners & Launderers Allied Trade
Association
299 Mill Road
Suite 2108
Etobicoke, ON M9C 4V9
Canada
Steve Freeman, President
416 622-7442
Canadian Fabricare Association
P.O. Box 24026
Kitchener, ON N2M 5P1
Canada
V.W. (Vic) Vandermolen, Executive Director
519 576-4500
519 576-8869 fax
Canadian Laundry & Linen Institute
P.O. Box 2277, Station A
London, ON N6A 4E9
Canada
519 434-6261
519 434-6261 fax
Canadian Research Institute of Launderers
and Cleaners
135 Ottawa Street, South
Kitchener, ON N2G3T1
Canada
Bill Renaud, President
416 620-1207
Cleaners and Launderers Association
Executives
P.O. Box 924135
Houston, TX 77292
Jean Warnke, Secretary
713 468-1245
Coin Laundry Association
1315 Butterfield Road, Suite 212
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Doug Ewald, Chairman
630 963-5547
630 963-5864 fax
http://www.coinlaundry.org
Federation of Korean Drycleaners Association
54 East Avenue
New Canaan, CT 06840
Moon Jong Chung, President
203 966-8192
203 966-3609 fax
International Drycleaners Congress
343 Salem Street
Wakefield, MA 01880
William Pulley, Executive Director
800 442-6848
617 224-0166 fax
International Fabricare Institute
12251 Tech Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
William Fisher, Chief Executive Officer
301 622-1900, Ext. 113
301 236-9320 fax
http://www.ifi.org
Korean Dry Cleaners Business Group
4715 Commerce Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Max; Oh, President
301 654-1500
National Coalition of Petroleum Dry Cleaners
6000 Executive Boulevard
Suite 201
Rockville, MD 20852-3803
Sam Carraway
301 468-2550
301 881-6572 fax
Neighborhood Cleaners Association-
International
252 West 29th Street
New York, NY 10001
William Seitz, Executive Director
212 967-3002
212 967-2240 fax
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/ncai
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• Non Affiliated Drycleaners Alliance
7950 Henry Avenue
Suite 5A
Philadelphia, PA 19128-3005
Scott R. Alloway
215 482-4036
http://members.aol.com/nadagroup/
NetworkJitml
• Uniform and Textile Service Association
1300 North 17th Street
Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22209
David Hobson, President
703 247-2600
http://www.utsa.com
Regional Associations
• California Fabricate Institute
The Messersmith Group
17301 Street
Suite 240
Sacramento, CA 95814
Lee Adler, CAE
916 443-9023 or 916 443-0986
916 443-8065 fax
http://www.californiafabricare.com
Northeast Fabricare Association
343 Salem Street
Wakefield,MA01880
Charles Anton, President
800 442-6848
617 224-0166 fax
(Serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New
Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Vermont,
New Hampshire, and Maine)
http://shore.net/n683nefa.htm
Northwest Drycleaners Association
3425 Vernhardson Street
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Deborah Rechnitz, Executive Director
800 676-9322
206 851-6327
253 858-2013 fax
(Serving Washington, Alaska, and Idaho)
Rocky Mountain Fabricare Association
2150 West 29th Avenue
Suite 310
Denver, CO 80211
Gary Leeper, Executive Director
303 433-4446
303 458-0002 fax
(Serving Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming)
Mid-America Fabricare Association
3305 Jamison Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139
Dennis Loomis, Executive Director
314644-5583
314 644-9513 fax
(Serving Kansas and Missouri)
Mid-Atlantic Cleaners & Launderers
Association
15435 Eagle Tavern Lane
Centreville, VA 22020
Don Coleman, President
703 222-9828
703 222-1258 fax
(Serving Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
and Washington, DC)
South Central Fabricare Association
812 North President Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Jim Shepherd, President
601 352-4291
(Serving Louisiana and Mississippi)
Southeastern Fabricare Association
500 Sugar Mill Road
Suite 200-A
Atlanta, GA 30350
Joel Desech, Executive Director
770 998-9900
770 998-1441 fax
(Serving Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and
South Carolina)
http://www.sefa.org
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• Southwest Drycleaners Association
1800 NE. Loop 410, Suite 308
San Antonio, TX 78210
Andrew Stanley Jr., CAE, Executive Director
210 826-4684
(Serving Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and Texas)
http://207.222.206.166
Public Interest Groups
• Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer
Reports, is a nonprofit organization
established to provide consumers with
information and advice on goods, services,
health, and personal finance, and to initiate
and cooperate with individual and group
efforts to maintain and enhance the quality of
life for consumers.
101 Truman Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703-1057
Barbara Warren
914378-2000
Greenpeace, a nonprofit research and
advocacy organization, will issue a new report
on garment care and the role of alternative
technologies in the fall of 1997. The report,
tentatively titled, Out of Fashion: Transition
to a Toxic-free Fabric Care Industry,
champions wet cleaning and looks ahead to
innovations such as liquid carbon dioxide and
other nontoxic cleaning methods.
847 West Jackson Boulevard, Seventh Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
Dave DeRosa
312563-6060
312 563-6099 fax
http://www.greenpeace.org/~usa/campaigns/
toxics/wetclean.html
Healthy Alternatives to Perc Project provides
Korean-American garment care professionals
with accurate and timely information about
new alternatives and technologies that could
enhance business operations, as well as create
healthy environments.
Korean Youth & Community Center
680 South Wilton Place
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Jenni Cho, Program Manager
213 365-7400, Ext. 144
Research and Technical
Assistance Organizations
• CAMP, Inc. (formerly Cleveland Advanced
Manufacturing Program), a nonprofit
organization based in the Cleveland, Ohio
area, has a 2-year plan to reduce the release of
perc in the Great Lakes Basin. With help from
the Center for Neighborhood Technology,
CAMP provides resources to assist garment
care professionals interested in wet cleaning
as an alternative to using perc.
18554 Haskins Road
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Joseph Chadbourne
440 543-7303
440 543-7160 fax
• Center for Emissions Control is a chemical
industry-funded clearinghouse that distributes
information on technologies for controlling
the release of chlorinated solvents (as used by
the garment care industry) into the
environment. A booklet called The Safe
Handling of Perchloroethylene Drycleaning
Solvent can be ordered free of charge.
2001 L Street, NW.
Suite 506A
Washington, DC 20036
Steve Risotto
800 835-5520 or 202 785-4374
202 833-0381 fax
http://www.cec-dc.org
• Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), a
nonprofit, educational and technical support
organization, is a stakeholder in the DfE
Garment and Textile Care Program. CNT has
developed a report on a wet cleaning
demonstration shop, the Greener Cleaner, that
includes financial and performance data. A
promotional video on wet cleaning called Wet
Cleaning: the Wave of the Future is also
available.
2125 West North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Sylvia Ewing Hoover
773 278-4800, Ext. 129
773 278-3840 fax
http://www.cnt.org/sus_man/wet_cln.html
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Cuyahoga Community College Fabricate
Technology Center, opening Fall 1997, will be
a comprehensive source of technology
transfer, training, and information for the
garment care industry. The center will provide
services and support in both traditional and
emerging technologies. As the center
develops, it will provide outreach at both the
state and national levels.
The Small Business Environmental
Assistance Center
Cuyahoga Community College
2415 Woodland Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Sharon Fain
216987-3060
Ecology Action is a private, nonprofit
organization working with businesses and
local governments to reduce hazardous and
solid waste and conserve material resources.
In 1997, the group started the Safer
Technologies in Fabric Care Program to assist
garment cleaners in exploring new
technologies. As part of this program, Ecology
Action is hosting seminars covering wet
cleaning equipment operation, cleaning
techniques, marketing approaches, and
financial incentive programs.
P.O. Box 1188
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Mahlon Aldridge
408 426-5925, Ext. 16
http://gate.cruzio.com/~ecoact
Tellus Institute is a research organization that
publishes reports on a variety of
environmental issues such as Clean Air Act
compliance and environmental cost
accounting for businesses. Tellus Institute is
a stakeholder in the DfE Garment and Textile
Care Project, and has developed a Pollution
Prevention/Waste Minimization manual for
garment care professionals.
11 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116-3411
Dr. Deborah Savage
617266-5400
617 266-8303 fax
http://www.tellus.org
Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), a
research, education, policy, and technical
support organization, has developed a
curriculum and related workshops to tram
garment care professionals to reduce their use
of solvents. The curriculum focuses on
alternative cleaning technologies, particularly
wet cleaning, and includes sections on
economics, worker health and safety, and
liability issues. As part of its Cleaner
Technology Demonstration Sites Program,
TURI also has developed an in-depth analysis
of the technology demonstrated in 1996 at
Utopia Cleaners in Arlington, Massachusetts.
This report documents Utopia's experience
with a small wet cleaning machine, including
the challenges faced by the cleaner, and how it
overcame them.
University of Massachusetts—Lowell
1 University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854-2851
Jodie Siegel
508 934-3275
508 934-3050 fax
http://www.turi.org
Wisconsin Fabricate Institute developed the
Wisconsin Certified Environmental
Drycleaners exam. Developed in partnership
with the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources, this program is designed to help
cleaners use perc more efficiently, comply
with regulations, and pass tests on cleaning
and the environment. As part of their 5 Star
program, a cleaner must do 30 percent wet
cleaning to attain 5 Stars and 25 percent wet
cleaning to attain 4 Stars.
9910 West Lay ton Avenue
Greenfield, WI 53228
Joe Phillips
414 529-4707
414 529 4722 fax
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University and College Programs
• Alternatives to Reduce Indoor Air Emissions
From Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning and
Dry Cleaned Fabrics is a cooperative project
between North Carolina State University,
Texas Woman's University, and Midwest
Research Institute to evaluate new garment
cleaning technologies with respect to
physical, cleaning, and environmental effects.
Each technology will be tested against
standard perc cleaning, as well as against each
other, to determine which methods have the
most promising results.
North Carolina State University -
College of Textiles
Box 8301
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
Dr. Perry Grady, Associate Dean
919 515-6651
919 515-3057 fax
• Cuyahoga Community College FabriCare
Technology Center (see p. 11 for description)
The Small Business Environmental
Assistance Center
Cuyahoga Community College
2415 Woodland Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Sharon Fain
216 987-3060
Texas Research Center for Laundry and Dry
Cleaning, at Texas Woman's University,
provides a facility for educational programs,
research, and training in laundering and
garment care technology. In addition, applied
research relating to cleaning technology with
consideration for environmental and quality
concerns in the laundry and garment care
industry is conducted there.
Texas Woman's University
P.O. Box 425529
Denton, TX 76204
Charles Riggs
817898-2670
• Toxics Use Reduction Institute (see p. 11 for
description)
University of Massachusetts—Lowell
1 University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854-2851
Jodie Siegel
508 934-3275
508 934-3050 fax
http://www.turi.org
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
Pollution Prevention Education and Research
Center Wet Cleaning Demonstration Project
is a 12-month evaluation and demonstration
of a fully operational, privately owned wet
cleaning facility called Cleaner by Nature.
The intent of this study is to assess whether
wet cleaning can serve as an alternative to dry
cleaning based on data gathered at the
demonstration site.
Pollution Prevention Education and
Research Center
UCLA
3250 Public Policy Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
Jessica Goodheart, Project Manager
310 206-4450
310 825-1575 fax
Labor Unions
• United Needleworkers and Industrial Textile
Employees
275 Seventh Avenue
Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10001
Eric Frumin
212 691-1691
212 807-0874 fax
• Textile Care Allied Trades Association
200 Broadacres Drive
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
David Cotter, Executive Director
201 338-7700
201 338-8211 fax
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Other Nongovernment
Resources
• Fabricate Legislative and Regulatory
Education (FLARE) is a grassroots organization
composed of volunteers from within the
garment care industry. FLARE'S mission is to
foster an environment in which the garment
care industry can prosper. The organization
seeks to accomplish this by providing a
communications channel for the industry to
facilitate discussion and education among
industry members, regulators, legislators, and
the general public on issues pertaining to the
industry.
P.O. Box 5157
Naperville, IL 60567-5157
James Mayberry
708416-6221
708 416-4150 fax
• Professional Wet Cleaning Partnership is a
cooperative partnership dedicated to
encouraging the development and
demonstration of professional wet cleaning
methods, and to helping cleaners survive and
prosper in the face of heightened regulatory
pressures. Participating organizations include:
— International Fabricare Institute
— Greenpeace
— Neighborhood Cleaners Association-
International
— Center for Neighborhood Technology
— Fabricare Legislative and Regulatory
Education Council
— Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction
Institute
— Federation of Korean Drycleaning
Associations
— Union of Needletrades, Industrial &
Textile Employees
— University of California, Los Angeles
c/o Sylvia Ewing Hoover
Center for Neighborhood Technology
773 278-4800, Ext. 129 or
William Fisher
International Fabricare Institute
301 622-1900
Other Internet
Resources
In addition to EPA information on garment care,
the Internet houses information on an
abundance of relevant organizations, articles, and
fact sheets, including:
• The Center for Neighborhood Technology, a
nonprofit educational and technical assistance
organization, has a homepage that is an
excellent source of news about alternative
garment care options, with a focus on wet
cleaning. The site also offers a list of resources
that can be requested by e-mail.
http://www.cnt.org./sus_man/wet_cln.html
• The Comer Cleaner Page, "A World Wide Web
Resource for Drycleaners," is an essential site
for Web-browsing garment care professionals.
This homepage offers a wide range of current
resources, such as Clean Air Act rules and
other regulatory information, articles on
recent developments in the industry, and links
to other garment care related sites.
http://www.pond.com/-hhorning/Cleaners.
html
Dateline/Calendar Pages chronicle upcoming
events in the garment care industry.
http://www.pond.com/~hhorning/events/
dateline.html
The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Division of Waste Management
has a homepage dealing directly with its
Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup Program, which
gives information on how to obtain an
application form and a site screening form for
your garment care facility.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/
programs/dry clean/index.htm
The Ohio State University Extension Page
offers a fact sheet on rayon. This site also
gives in-depth information on the qualities,
types, and ways to clean rayon.
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-
fact/5000/5538.html
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Periodical
Publications
EPA Regional
Offices
American Drycleaner
500 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610-4901
Earl V. Fischer, Editor
312337-7700
Drycleaners News
70 Edwin Avenue
P.O. Box 2180
Waterbury, CT 06722-2180
Dave Johnston, Editor
203 755-0158
Korean Drycleaners Monthly
P.O. Box 318
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
John Chung, Editor
201 585-7299
Korean Drycleaners Times
145 Madison Avenue, Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10016
J.C. Choe, Publisher
212545-1815
National Clothesline
801 Easton Road
P.O. Box 340
Willow Grove, PA 19090-0340
Hal Horning, Editor
215 830-8467
Western Cleaner and Launderer
100 North Hill Avenue
Suite C
Pasadena, CA 91160
Dorothy Ballard, Liz Church, and Joan Reid,
Editors
818793-2911
Wet Cleaning Update
Center for Neighborhood Technology
2125 West North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Anthony Star, Associate Editor
312 278-4800, Ext. 299
http://www.cnt.org/sus_man/wet_cln.html
EPA's 10 regional offices work closely with state
and local governments, as well as with EPA
headquarters. Listed below are contacts within
EPA's regional offices that can answer questions
about garment care regulatory compliance,
management of garment care solvents, and pollution
prevention options (where noted).
Region 1 [Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont]
JFK Federal Building
1 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02203-2211
Doug Koopman, Compliance
617565-3252
E-mail: koopman.doug@epamail.epa.gov
Region 2 [New Jersey, New York,
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands]
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
Diane Buxbaum, Compliance
212 637-3919
E-mail: buxbaum.diane@epamail.epa.gov
Venkata Rao, Compliance
212 637-4053
E-mail: rao.venkata@epamail.epa.gov
Edward Linky, Pollution Prevention
212 637-3764
Region 3 [Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia]
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
James C. Kenney, Compliance
215 566-2152
E-mail: kenney.james@epamail.epa.gov
David Byro, Pollution Prevention
800 228-8711 (Business Assistance Center)
E-mail: byro.david@epamail.epa.gov
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Region 4 [Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee]
61 Forsyth Street, SW.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3415
Rosalyn Hughes, Compliance
404 562-9206
E-mail: hughes.rosalyn@epamail.epa.gov
Dan Ahern, Pollution Prevention
404562-9028
E-mail: ahern.dan@epamail.epa.gov
Region 5 [Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin]
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, EL 60604-3507
John Kelly, Compliance
312 886-4882
E-mail: kelly.johnj@epamail.epa.gov
Phil Kaplan, Pollution Prevention
312353-4669
E-mail: kaplan.phil@epamail.epa.gov
Region 6 [Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas]
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Mary K. Marusak, Compliance
214 665-7598
E-mail: marusak.mary@epamail.epa.gov
Region 7 [Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska]
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Alma Moreno-Lahm, Compliance
913 551-7380
E-mail: moreno-lahm.alma@epamail.epa.gov
Gary Schlicht, Compliance
913551-7097
E-mail: schlicht.gary@epamail.epa.gov
Ron Stone, Pollution Prevention
913 551-7158
E-mail: stone.ronald@epamail.epa.gov
Region 8 [Colorado, Montana, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Wyoming]
999 18th Street
Denver Place, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2045
Scott Whitmore, Compliance
303312-6317
E-mail: whitmore.scott@epamail.epa.gov
Jack Hidinger, Pollution Prevention
303312-6387
E-mail: hidinger.jack@epamail.epa.gov
Region 9 [Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, American Samoa, Guam]
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Angela Baranco, Compliance
415744-1196
E-mail: baranco.angela@epamail.epa.gov
Leif Magnuson, Pollution Prevention
415 744-2153
E-mail: magnuson.leif@epamail.epa.gov
Region 10 [Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington]
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Andrea Longhouse, Compliance
206 553-8760
E-mail: longhouse.andrea@epamail.epa.gov
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