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We utilize re-usable cloths in our shop to reduce material usage and prevent toxic materials from reaching landfill.
Industry: Automotive Services
1 business doing it
To reduce costs and environmental impact of servicing your car, we clean our shop, with re-usable cloths that we send to a special industrial launderer, keeping our community clean of potential pollutants.
Why is this good for your business?
Re-using cloths saves us money and helps to encourage shop cleanliness. Shop cleanliness is one of the first things customers notice. Customers that see a clean, well kept shop are trust you to make the right decisions are are more likely to come back in the future and trust you with their vehicles.
Why is this good for the environment?
Reduces usage of virgin materials, Reduces toxicity to environment, Encourages reuse or recycling
How to Act
Depending on the way in which shop towels are handled, they may or may hazardous waste. If towels are handled as recommended below, they are not likely to be a hazardous waste.
- Use cloth towels that can be cleaned and reused.
- Keep soiled shop towels in a closed container that is clearly marked “CONTAMINATED SHOP TOWELS ONLY.”
- Ask the laundry and/or recycler that services your shop if they discharge their waste water to the sanitary sewer system. Avoid using laundries and recyclers that discharge wastewater to a drain field.
- When possible, use less hazardous cleaning solvents (i.e., ones without chlorinated compounds).
- Avoid:
- Using disposable paper towels or rags.
- Throwing dirty towels into your trash dumpster.
- Saturating towels. If you do, wring them out and reuse the liquid.
- Disposing of solvents by pouring them into containers of used shop towels.