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Dry cleaning chemical perchloroethylene (perc), while good at removing stains, is a serious health risk, especially for those working directly with it. It has also infiltrated soils and groundwater over the years in areas near dry cleaning facilities. The concern over this chemical has prompted California to ban the use of perc by 2023, and sent many searching for alternative methods to dry cleaning.

There are alternatives out there. Wet

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Editor's note: Amy Stodghill is Green Options' newest addition to the blogging team. A NYC-based filmmaker, Amy is also the writer/publisher of the blog It's the Environment, Stupid! We're happy that she's joined us!

California will ban perchloroethylene - or perc, the toxic solvent used in dry cleaning - by 2023.

The California Air Resources Board has already begun phasing out the widely used chemical by prohibiting the sale of new machines that

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