Lets start off at the root, what is "fair trade"? In short, it is the commitment to provide fairness among all consumers and businesses. This pact ensures all individuals involved in creating, manufacturing, shipping, and consuming the product all pay or are paid a fair wage, have a safe workplace, and practice environmentally ethical methods. This is not new, but now more then … [Read more...] about “Fair Trade” Clothing
Recirculated Water
How is Fast Fashion Effecting People’s Health?
Many may think of "fast fashion" as clothing that one can get quickly, for cheap, and easy for someone to manufacture. While all of this may true, how often do we take a step back and look at the negative effects fast fashion has on our health? The truth, not enough. It is recorded that "each year fast fashion uses 93 billion cubic meters of water, this meets the consumption … [Read more...] about How is Fast Fashion Effecting People’s Health?
Water Conservation
As one of our most precious natural resources, any and all water conservation efforts made by a drycleaner can have an enormous impact on our water supplies and ease the burden on our sewer infrastructures. The typical drycleaning machine demands a water flow rate of approximately 5 gallons a minute during the drying, cool down and deodorize/purify cycles. In addition, … [Read more...] about Water Conservation