GreenEarth Cleaning is a process that involves a nontoxic, chemically inert, silicone-based chemical solvent. When disposed of, its ingredients decompose within days into silica, water, and trace amounts of carbon dioxide. All studies, including independent evaluations, have deemed it harmless to handlers and the environment. And it's definitely healthier than conventional dry cleaning.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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You forgot to mention the byproduct of the creation of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (aka Greenearth) solvent. It is dioxin and it's nasty. Oh, and don't foget the link to uterine cancer in rats and the fact that Canada is on the verge of banning it. This is "greenwashing" at its finest.
I never heard of dioxin being a byproduct of greenearth production. The issue kin rats has been proven to have no effect on humans and Canada is NOT on the verge of banning it, rather they want to control its use because it is in numerous personal care products like underarm deoderant and facial creams. Oh, and by the way, it has been used there for decades and no one has ever had any health problems with it, not like, say, propylene glycol ether (Solvair). Gee, I wonder what fun by-products that gives off in production?
Talk about green washing, that comment sounded to me like a competitor's offensive assault.
GreenEarth, as stated in the article, has undergone more testing than most other products trying to find something unsafe about it and virtually every test proves, again as stated in the article, it is safe, quite safe for use as a dry cleaning solvent.
Great point on the Solvair machine...I'm not sure about it either. I am a dry cleaner that uses liquid CO2 and wetcleaning and I just get very frustrated with all the "greenwashing" going on in all industries, not just dry cleaning. The Canadian report is supposed to be coming out on September 24th with further findings and recommendations. I really don't have an ax to grind with Greenearth I just don't think it is as green as they claim it to be. It has some issues. I like to ask people if they'd sit down and have a glass of solvent with their dry cleaner...the only ones that say "yes" are the ones that use a CO2 (like in soda pop) or water-based cleaner.
I love the attention this is starting to receive in blogs like yours and elsewhere so keep it up.
Mr. Greencleaner, I. too am a greencleaner that uses GreenEarth our site: TheGreenDryCleaner.com
I have investigated thoroughly siloxane before choosing it and am fully convinced it is 100%safe as a dry cleaning solvent. Most of the bad press comes from competitor attacks. And as for having a glass, well, it just so happens.. Copy & Paste this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1J6OgO77o
A GreenEarth cleaner does indeed have a glass!
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