Dry cleaners have a very bad environmental rap. The chemicals used on site are bad enough, but then you bring the plastic coated clothes home to off-gas in your closet. As if there weren't enough things in your house that cause cancer and disrupt hormones, your dry cleaning could be the worst. The past couple of years I have been trying to de-chemical our home and eventually my attention turned to dry cleaning. We try not to buy clothing that requires dry cleaning, but we couldn't get away from occasionally needing to wash some dress slacks and suits. Every so often, we needed to run by a dry cleaners.
I searched my area for a decently close dry cleaners that used more environmentally friendly, and less chemically based methods. Fazio's Cleaners popped up. Their prices were comparable so I gave them a whirl. They do all of the cleaning on site and have signs that explain their methodology. The guy that took the clothes explained their philosophy and asked why I picked them. He seemed pretty excited that I showed up based on their environmental strivings.
Now the drop off and pick ups happen quickly - brief friendly conversation and grab the clothes and go. I'm glad to call Fazio Cleaners my alternative to the conventional dry cleaner.
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