LAUREL, Md. — Legislation introduced in a City Council meeting in Laurel, Md., last month would ban new drycleaners within city limits from using perchloroethylene in their plants, and mandate an alternative solvent technology when installing any new equipment.
Laurel is also home to the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), whose training facility and garment-testing labs would not be affected by the ordinance. DLI relocated to an unincorporated area outside Laurel from Silver Spring, Md., in 2004.
