Who knew Mommie Dearest was such an environmentalist when she so manically claimed no more wire hangers ever!! Typically, in the "green" world when we think of dry cleaners we think of the potential toxins of chemical cleaners and not the hangers. The fact is about 3.5 billion wire hangers escape from closets around the country and end up in landfills. Hanger Network has come up with an eco-friendly solution via eco-hangers which are made from 100% recyled paper so no trees are harmed and they are fully recyclable. It is a unique business model encouraging dry cleaners (who receive the eco-hangers for free in comparison to normally paying 8 cents a piece for wire hangers), as the main channel of distribution. Customers come home with their clothes on a a conveniently branded eco-hanger. While the company is currently only in test markets of New York and San Francisco, stay tuned for an eco-hanger dry cleaner near you! In the meantime there our several other ways to help yourself and the environment when it comes to dry cleaners and other household chores. Check out Naturalpath.com's guide to Reduce Household Toxins, from expert Debra Lynn Dadd.
I always bring my hangars back to the cleaners for re-use. That seems to work as well. And what about the 10,000 pound gorilla of dry cleaning? Yowza - only go to green cleaners or you're dealing with hazmat issues as well.
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Recycle the wire hangers?
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