tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post4918723025633032865..comments2023-12-14T23:07:10.387-08:00Comments on The Authority on All Things About DryCleaners!: Plastic Bags and MisinformationAblitt's Fine Cleanershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752782105268893248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-87515484776462072402012-12-06T20:51:02.690-08:002012-12-06T20:51:02.690-08:00I think many rumors now will get vanished....your ...I think many rumors now will get vanished....your simple and easy to understandable style is very helpful...can you guide me how can i write like this for <a href="http://www.alltimeprint.com" rel="nofollow">plastic cards printing</a> industry..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786653586926224939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-6749367508125387322012-09-14T09:16:48.645-07:002012-09-14T09:16:48.645-07:00Thanks for the comments!Thanks for the comments!Ablitt's Fine Cleanershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752782105268893248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-86309591104796418402012-09-13T21:10:07.847-07:002012-09-13T21:10:07.847-07:00I really like your article, it's very hard to ...I really like your article, it's very hard to find people nowadays who analyze the truth not just by listening to what other peoples say. Scientific proof is the truth, unlike those eco coalition groups who just claims something without evidence. Keep it up! Thumbs up for you.Starplayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437257925034559942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-20993645507857763302012-09-13T21:03:16.083-07:002012-09-13T21:03:16.083-07:00Actually it does. It is a pdf file i have print ou...Actually it does. It is a pdf file i have print out a hard copy of this life cycle assessment. It is a scientific research study that proves the single use plastic bag is still the most environment friendly product among its competitor.Starplayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437257925034559942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-88221976455350132912012-06-22T02:56:35.715-07:002012-06-22T02:56:35.715-07:00Nice post.
www.fitcustomshirts.comNice post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fitcustomshirts.com" rel="nofollow">www.fitcustomshirts.com</a>John Kenlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03625573377569101215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-17828251975191186412012-04-17T16:25:23.938-07:002012-04-17T16:25:23.938-07:00Great discussion!
To clarify, I did not write thi...Great discussion!<br /><br />To clarify, I did not write this article. I transcribed it because I thought it was interesting and contrary to most opinions I have heard.<br /><br />The article was written by Bruce Luetzow, Partner, Luetzow Industries and published in American Drycleaner http://www.americandrycleaner.com/<br /><br />SashaAblitt's Fine Cleanershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752782105268893248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-17479355570068634472012-04-15T07:57:50.424-07:002012-04-15T07:57:50.424-07:00Your quote from the UK study does not seem to exis...Your quote from the UK study does not seem to exist in the study itself..where did you pull that quote from!kubajeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09261719027371748186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-49583178953044126742012-04-11T11:30:26.691-07:002012-04-11T11:30:26.691-07:00my note continued...
Luetzow insinuates our bags c...my note continued...<br />Luetzow insinuates our bags cannot be effectively cleaned or hand-washed, and that the bags will not hold up to repeated washing. We recommend that our bags are washed with each visit, and they survive multiple washings just fine. (They also make terrific travel/weekend bags, along with serving as the laundry hamper, duffel bag and hanging garment bag for the drycleaned clothes).<br /><br />Mr. Luetzow also states that reusable bags hide the work, ignoring that only the top piece of clothing housed in single-use plastic is easily visible from any one order, and most poly now has printing on it which hides the work anyway. I am happy to do a survey showing a regular drycleaning conveyor and one with just Green Garmentos and see which sight people find more appealing; I’m pretty certain the Green Garmento rack will win going away.<br /><br />Mr. Luetzow writes about a legislative study into the safety of reusable bags, but leaves out how their conclusion: that there’s no measure of lead in polypropylene shopping bags. He also omits the reason for the inquiry: concern it was unsafe to eat fruit from reusable shopping bags, something completely irrelevant to drycleaning. And the real issue was the lead used on the ink on the outside of the bag; our California printer uses non-phthalate, non-leaded ink.<br /><br />The end of Mr. Luetzow’s letter (it was not an article, and when asked, American Drycleaner’s editor and publisher stated they do not share his opinions) is the most misleading. He writes that “huge numbers of reusable bags are being thrown away before they are used the requisite amount of times.” Our drycleaners will tell you that The Green Garmento™ greatest fans are their customers, and that over 90% of the bags sold in our first year of business are still being used today. <br /><br />And it is because of your customers that I ask you, Sarah, to reconsider your thinking about reusable bags. I wasn’t a drycleaner, but a big drycleaning customer. A customer that hated to reach for one shirt in my closet and get six, then get into a big fight with the twist-tie causing the problem. I hated having a floor filled with paper and plastic, and that was before learning that keeping the plastic on drycleaned clothes can harm the clothes (present company excepted, as I know you are a Green Earth Cleaner). I hated needed a full sized garbage can close to my closet to get rid of all that waste. I hated filling my arms with my dirty clothes and wondering if I’d dropped a shirt or tie on the way to the drycleaner. And I love that my Green Garmento ended all of that hate; an organizational marvel that eliminated the waste and aggravation I associated with drycleaning.<br /><br />My bet is you have lots of customers just like me. Customers who will revel at the breathability, water resistant nature and organizational properties of The Green Garmento™, so much so that they will either give you a deposit or buy the bags from you. Which reminds me... Mr. Luetzow wrote that it’s a myth that drycleaners can save money from using reusable bags. Here are the facts: drycleaner after drycleaner have turned their packaging of clothes from a major cost into a profit center. That is probably why Mr. Luetzow felt the need to defend his company’s product. The reusable garment bag is destined to replace single use packaging: it does protect better, it is safer, it is better for the environment, and it is better for the drycleaner’s bottom line.<br /><br />I love that you have pride in your profession, and I know that your drycleaner is not just one of the best in your area, but one of the best in the country. And I accept that Mr. Luetzow is concerned over the ever-growing use of the reusable bag, just as the blacksmith probably fretted over the use of the Model T. But anything printed in a major publication should be vetted for facts; that letter was filled with anything but. The fact is, it was Mr. Luetzow that provided the misinformation, and you now are armed with the facts to know that.Rcksglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418175935654329402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-45959179513210401152012-04-11T11:29:38.682-07:002012-04-11T11:29:38.682-07:00Hey Sarah,
As the CEO of The Green Garmento, I fe...Hey Sarah,<br /><br />As the CEO of The Green Garmento, I feel compelled to explain just how misleading this article is.<br /><br />Luetzow wrote that switching from single use to reusable bags DOES NOT reduce the amount of single use poly that’s used. There are hundreds of drycleaners who will happily testify to reducing their expenditure for poly and garment covers by 20%, 50%, in some cases up to 90%. He does not back up his claim with fact, most likely because there are no facts he can point to.<br /><br />Luetzow writes that the plastic bags entering the environment don’t clog up our landfills. Consider this — the bags that miss our landfills and end up in the water have created an island of waste in the Pacific Ocean estimated to be twice the size of New Jersey. Most of the billion+ single use poly bags do end up in landfills; the odds of that having no impact on filling our landfills is simply wishful thinking.<br /> <br />He also writes of it being a myth that many seabirds or sea mammals are affected by single use plastic. Does he think that there was nothing living in and around The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Does he believe all that plastic miraculously found a Nebraska-sized hole in the ocean where neither fish nor birds inhabited?<br /><br />You note that you recycle your bags and Mr. Luetzow talks about how single-use poly is recyclable, but he leaves out how less than 5% is currently being recycled. So while your efforts are laudable, it stands as an anomaly to the norm.<br /><br />What’s troubling about the article from a personal perspective is how Luetzow implies my company is spreading misinformation through “exaggerating a great of Truth into a larger falsehood” with claims that the bags “protect the clothes better, are safer, are so much better for the environment, save drycleaners thousands, are waterproof, are water-resistant, breathable, better, much safer, cheaper.” But what do we say that is false? Nothing.<br /><br />If you put a Green Garmento™ under a faucet with your hand underneath, your hand won’t get wet. But if you put a Green Garmento™ between your breath and you hand, you will feel your breath. So they are breathable and water-resistant. That breathability lessens the risk of a child or animal being harmed the bag; it also ensures that the clothes won’t wilt in summer’s heat and humidity. And the water-resistance does clearly better protect clothes against rain, sleet, snow or hail; Mr. Luetzow is the first person I know of ever to claim otherwise.Rcksglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418175935654329402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444266902901826999.post-20694634048061234802012-04-06T06:03:55.348-07:002012-04-06T06:03:55.348-07:00Hi!
Thanks for creating this blog! I am a busines...Hi!<br /><br />Thanks for creating this blog! I am a business student from Toronto, Ontario and was hoping you could answer a few questions for a project I am working on.<br /><br />Cheers,oscariphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664277289588823302noreply@blogger.com