The dry cleaning machine is part of the Sanitone system. Its an environmental upgrade to the old perchloroethylene, or PERC, systems used in the past. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
December 19, 2018
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With its roots dating back to the ancient Greek and Roman times, dry cleaning as an industry has seen its share of changes. Grease-absorbing clays and sands were believed to be used by the Mycenaeans as long as 2,000 years ago for laundering garments.