Posted in Green Posts on Aug 8th, 2008 No Comments »
California has placed a ban on a commonly used dry cleaning chemical PERC that could set a precedent for Austin, Texas and the nation as a whole. PERC, which is used by an estimated 90% of all dry cleaners in the U.S., has been linked to cancer for employees handling the dry cleaning chemical, customers [...]
Posted in Company News, Green Posts on Aug 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Green dry cleaning is becoming a growing trend throughout not only Austin but the entire U.S., so says consumer reports. While an estimated 80-85% of dry cleaners are still using PERC, a solvent that the EPA has labeled a public health risk, the trend is defiantly moving toward more eco friendly solvents & green practices [...]
Posted in Green Posts, Wedding Posts on Aug 5th, 2008 No Comments »
As we have discovered in our first post on this series, going digital is a great way to go when deciding to have a green wedding and hiring a photographer that uses a digital camera is a very easy step for a number of different reasons. In this post I’ll outline some of the reasons [...]
Posted in Company News, Green Posts on Jul 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Sir Austin is proud to announce that in his quest to have every dry cleaning business in America start a coat hanger and plastic recycling program that we have formed a partnership with the city of Austin to promote our cleaners as the premier Austin hanger recycler! Because it is hard for the city of [...]
Posted in Green Posts, Wedding Posts on Jul 24th, 2008 No Comments »
The easiest way to minimize the footprint you leave on the environment is to shoot for zero impact in everything you do. That is why Sir Austin wants to give you some ideas on how you can have a green wedding day and possibly lessen your impact on the environment in the process. This post [...]
