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About 500 stores use a silicone-based system sold by Green Earth Cleaning, and fewer than 75 use CO 2 -based systems like Washpoint, a CO 2 /detergent package marketed by Linde and Uniqema.

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To make these water-based systems more accessible to cash-strapped cleaners, King County has created a grant program that provides $20,000 of the cost of a wet cleaning system.

Sheldon Cleaners' new "green dry cleaning system delivers excellent results and completely eliminates lint, odor and static, according to co-owner Louie Cares.

But DeSimone says dry cleaning owners are slow to change over to CO2 systems because of cost -- the Parks invested more than $200,000 for theirs. Cleaners nationwide using CO2 systems still number ...

The new dry cleaning system is the “technology of the future” and “huge change” for the Lifestyle Garment Care business, Mike Salisbury, a 13-year employee, said.

Lopez spotted a row of high-powered hair dryers at a Keratin Complex-sponsored event recently, and they took him back to the days when he had to use his own budget dry-cleaning system between gigs.

The cost to replace a dry cleaning system is $45,000 to $60,000. The average grant is expected to be about $25,000, with an additional $15,000 available for dry cleaners that opt for green ...

It costs $45,000 to $60,000 to replace a dry cleaning system, which is an industrial-grade washer that uses chemicals.