Blue Sky Cleaners Aids Tahoe Residents Following Wildfire.Environmentally Friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] Cleaner Helps "Keep Tahoe Blue" SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Following the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. Angora wildfire south of Lake Tahoe, Calif., a San Francisco-based dry cleaner was one of the first fire restoration companies to arrive on the scene, traveling more than 150 miles to help residents recover damaged items. The Angora wildfire charred 3,100 acres and burned more than 220 homes in the South Lake Tahoe area. Blue Sky Cleaners arrived in Lake Tahoe on June 30 to assist insurance policyholders in fire restoration. "We literally had people flagging us down on the streets for help," said Frank Shaghafi, owner of Blue Sky Cleaners, the Bay Area's only certified environmentally friendly dry cleaner. Shaghafi drove one of several Blue Sky Cleaners vans from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe, where the company's vehicles soon made up a large fleet of vans. "Many people had no clean clothes to wear, and it was our job to return clean garments to them as quickly as possible." Blue Sky Cleaners is a certified non-toxic, non-polluting cleaner. The company cleans with liquid carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. (CO2), a natural absorber of smoke. This process guarantees that there is no risk of indoor toxic fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. , such as those associated with typical dry cleaners. Within 16 hours of assessing damages, the company cleaned and returned a highway patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer's uniform and a judge's only robe so both could return to work the following day. "The judge was just happy to know that her clothes and household fabrics won't be cleaned in chemicals," said Shaghafi. "Her husband is asthmatic, and she was pleased to know that our cleaning process is odorless o·dor·less adj. Having no odor. o  dor·less·ly adv.o and safe for her family." After arriving in Lake Tahoe on June 30, Blue Sky Cleaners performed inventories of items damaged in the fire and began delivering cleaned necessities to homeowners on July 1. Not only is CO2 cleaning safe, but it's also rated by consumer studies as the best cleaning method available. CO2 will clean almost anything, from fine fabrics and sequined se·quin n. 1. A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle. 2. A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino. tr.v. gowns to leather and down comforters, from bedding to handbags and hats - even teddy bears. Blue Sky Cleaners is still in Lake Tahoe, picking up new orders and quickly returning emergency items. Blue Sky will remain in the area for weeks to come to complete the restoration of fire-damaged clothing and furnishings in dozens of area homes. About Blue Sky Cleaners Blue Sky Cleaners is the only certified environmentally friendly dry cleaner in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern and a proud member of America's Best Cleaners. Blue Sky specializes in restoration of fire- and water-damaged items. The company has more than 25 years' experience in successful textile restoration - and does so with a certified non-toxic, non-polluting process. About CO2-based dry cleaning dry cleaning, process of cleaning fabrics without water. Special solvents and soaps are used so as not to harm fabrics and dyes that will not withstand the effects of ordinary soap and water. Dry cleaning began in France about the middle of the 19th cent. Blue Sky's CO2 method uses natural carbon dioxide, the same stuff that makes the bubbles in your soda, while other cleaners use harsh chemicals. Blue Sky's CO2 technology gets clothes cleaner than any other dry-cleaning method. With liquid CO2 cleaning, there is no fading, shrinking, pilling or stain setting - and there's never a "dry-cleaning odor" left on your clothes. Garments cleaned with CO2 feel softer and look newer, because no harsh chemicals are used. Garments cleaned with CO2 have been shown to last 20 to 40 percent longer than when cleaned at a traditional dry cleaner. |
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