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Wet cleaning vs. Dry cleaning
Wet-based cleaning of clothes is less toxic than
dry cleaning. Most dry cleaners use perchlorethylene which is carcinogenic.
The following list of metro-area wet-based cleaners is from the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program. More information on this topic is available at their website.
Colonial Cleaners, 3701 Lyndale Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN 55408 612-823-8095
Prestige Cleaning, 3711 W. 44th St., Minneapolis, MN 612-929-2010
Temple Cleaners, 628 11th St. E., Glencoe, MN 55336 320-864-4317
Premier Cleaners 3450 Denmark Ave Saint Paul, MN, 55123 651-452-3294
Titan Cleaners, 209 West 1st St., Waconia, MN 55387 952-442-2105
Dry Cleaning Station, various metro locations--see website
note: uses GreenEarth system, not wet cleaning
Leaf's Cleaners, 164 Main St, Winona, MN 55987 507-452-2222
Clean N Press, various metro locations--see website
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