We care about the environment!
We strive to set a positive example in our community through our environmental practices. Dependable Cleaners recycles. We dispose of chemical waste according to the "letter of the law". Our employees are educated about our environmental policies.


Recycling Practices

Dry Cleaning Technology

Environmental Fee

 

 

 
Recycling Practices
Hangers…
We accept all hangers and reuse what we can. All unusable hangers are recycled to make new hangers.

Polybags…
Our plastic garment bags can be recycled. Simply place your used polybags in the recycling bins located in each of our stores. Please remove all staples, safety pins and paper before recycling.

Chemicals…
We reuse our dry cleaning chemicals. Unavoidable waste that is generated during our processes is properly disposed of by recycling specialists. Recycled solvent is remanufactured for reuse by dry cleaners and other industries.

Safety Pins…
We reuse safety pins returned by our customers.

Facts About Dry Cleaning Chemicals and Technologies

We are committed to the safe and proper management of dry cleaning solvents and wastes.

We use perchloroethylene (“perc”) for garment cleaning because of its excellent cleaning properties. Perc is safe to use on all common textiles, fibers and dyes. Also, because of our state of the art technology, it is free of residual odor and is energy efficient.

Perc is toxic – we have implemented procedures to ensure it is safely handled. Perc’s toxicity falls in the same low classification as many every day compounds including household ammonia or bleach, gasoline, antifreeze, nail polish remover and many widely used products. The US EPA has established that perc does not contribute to smog formation in our atmosphere. It doesn’t react with the protective ozone layer and it is not a “greenhouse” gas that could lead to global warming.

Properly processed garments contain only trace amounts of solvent easily removed from clothes through rapid drying. Typically, just 1 fluid ounce of perc is needed to dry clean about 2 ½ tons of clothing.

As an alternative to Perc, several of our stores use the newest alternative solvent, DF2000. It adds richness to the garment's natural color while bathing the material in a mild and odorless fluid, leaving the finished garment comfortably soft. Participating stores include our 1685 S. Colorado Blvd., 1430 Krameria Street, 2420 E. Arapahoe Rd. and 8101 E. Bellview (DTC) stores in the Denver metro area, as well as our 17745 Cottonwood Drive store in Parker and our 2525 Arapahoe Ave. store in Boulder.

Environmental Fee
You may have noticed that an “Environmental Fee” is assessed to our dry-cleaning services. The Environmental Fee is intended to cover the increasing cost faced by our company in complying with Federal, State and local regulations involving the storage, transportation and disposal of regulated materials used in the cleaning of your garments. This amount is an estimate of the compliance cost, which may vary by service, geographic area and time. This charge is not a Federal, State or local tax and is not required by any governmental authority.
 
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