Twin Cities Dry Cleaner Wins National Award for Upgrades that Protect Environment, Save Money
The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable has recognized the efforts of East Metro Clean’n’Press, of West Saint Paul, Minn. The dry cleaning company has long been a leader in pollution-prevention practices. Its latest innovations reduce the company’s carbon footprint and overall waste, saving $18,814 a year in energy costs.
Saint Paul, MN (PRWEB) November 23, 2009 -- The Twin Cities’ original environmentally friendly dry cleaner, Clean’n’Press, has again raised industry standards by reducing its energy use by 30 percent. The company’s East Metro Clean’n’Press was recognized by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) with the Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) award. The conservation efforts at this West Saint Paul location are applied at all of the company’s 31 metro locations.
Clean'n'Press owner Dan Klasen with a high-efficiency insulated boiler, which uses waste heat in return water. The dry cleaner's upgrades have reduced energy use by 30 percent.
Clean’n’Press is owned by Dan Klasen, a mechanical engineer who for years has implemented the latest pollution-prevention practices. Fifteen years ago, Clean’n’Press was the first dry cleaner to use a water-based process to reduce the consumption of perchlorethylene, a hazardous chemical used in conventional dry cleaning.
Klasen’s current efforts include reducing the company’s carbon footprint and overall waste. With the help of University of Minnesota’s Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP), Riddler Plumbing, and Focus Electric, East Metro Clean’n’Press modified and upgraded equipment, began recycling programs and implemented heat exchange processes. These efforts lowered its environmental impact while realizing a total annual savings of $18,814, or 30 percent of energy costs.
This exemplifies the intent of the national MVP2 award, with recipients representing a broad range of backgrounds, including federal government agencies, academia, industries, non-profits and individuals. According to the NPPR, the winners collectively reduced pollution by nearly 8,829 tons/year, conserved more than 28 million kilowatts of energy, and reduced water consumption by 108 million gallons a year, while cutting costs by more than $6 million.
“We are thrilled to be included in the prestigious group of national MVP2 award recipients,” said Klasen. “This motivates us to discover the next breakthrough in environmentally friendly dry cleaning technology.”
In celebration of this achievement, Clean’n’Press is offering customers a special of cleaning three sweaters for $9.99.
“Many of our customers go out of their way to use our services because they care about the environment, and they know we provide excellent cleaning with ‘green’ methods,” said Klasen.
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