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March 20, 2013
GreenEarth Inks Licensing Deal for Russia, Is Now in 44 Countries

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Europe-based Koblenz & Partner is new “Master Licensor” for Russia

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — GreenEarth Cleaning LLC has signed Koblenz & Partner as a new “Master Licensor” for Russia, GreenEarth reports.

Headquartered in Germany and Luxembourg, Koblenz & Partner has been providing laundry and dry cleaning equipment and technologies to dry cleaners, laundries, hotels and hospitals in Russia for more than 30 years.

The exclusive licensing agreement enables Koblenz & Partner to move forward to satisfy the fabricare needs of Russia’s fashion-forward, eco-conscious customers, GreenEarth says.

Koblenz & Partner sought to partner with GreenEarth due to the unique fabricare and environmental benefits of GreenEarth’s silicone-based dry cleaning process.

With the addition of this Master License, GreenEarth is now licensed in 44 different countries. It has more than 1,600 “Affiliate” licenses worldwide.

June 12, 2012
Rather Switch Than Fight? (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — Recent EPA assessment, sluggish economy may grant perc reprieve from new regs

CHICAGO — In February, after 14 years of study, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named perchloroethylene a “likely” human carcinogen in its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. And after more than two decades of increasingly stringent regulation on the industry’s solvent of choice, the announcement seemed like the final nail in perc’s coffin.

Ironically, the decision actually protects perc’s position in dry cleaning, at least for the time being. “Everyone has the misconception that the category perc is in has changed,” says Faye Graul, executive director of the Halogenated Solvents Industry Association (HSIA). “It has not changed at all. The report says perc is safe for use in dry cleaning.”

EPA expressed no concerns about consumers wearing clothing cleaned in perc, and the IRIS report could ease the drinking-water standard required for environmental cleanups. And with a recent, recessionary lull in regulatory activity, only co-located facilities and plants in California and a few other areas see the possibility of a full phaseout ahead.

April 22, 2010
GreenEarth Launches 'Guide to Living Green'

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — GreenEarth Cleaning LLC announced the launch of its new Guide to Living Green at its website, featuring a year's worth of environmentally friendly "Tips of The Day" that the company says can "help make every day Earth Day."

January 5, 2010
GreenEarth Signs GreenClean Tintorerias as Master Licensor in Mexico

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — GreenEarth Cleaning LLC has signed GreenClean Tintorerias as a Master Licensor for its silicone-based drycleaning technology in Mexico.

June 16, 2008
Canada Considers Ban on Cyclic Siloxanes

OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canadian government published a preliminary assessment last month proposing the elimination of three silicon-based chemicals including D5, the main ingredient in GreenEarth solvent.

The assessment identified octoamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) silicones and a phenol derivative as meeting toxicity criteria sufficient to require elimination under Canadian law.

April 9, 2007
Illinois Grants GreenEarth 'Green' Status

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The council of Illinois’ state cleanup fund, the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust (DERT), has designated GreenEarth Cleaning’s silicon-based solvent as a “green” alternative. The ruling immediately cuts state tax rates on GreenEarth at least 82%, the company says, giving it a substantial edge over perc and other solvent alternatives.