The "New & Improved" version of Dryel At-Home Dry Cleaner Kit can clean up to five loads of wash, according to the product.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...