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Transcript of Marketing Green
Marketing my
Greenness
Green Cleaners
What is our real message?
How much disservice are we doing?
Our Messages
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Can you Support your Claims?
Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning
green dry cleaning
Crystal ClearWe use 100% Organic Solvent to
clean your clothes. We have replaced our cleaning harmful chemicals with Safe and Clean Cleaning Solvents to prevent water pollution. Enjoy our
Eco-Friendly Cleaning
What do these mean?
Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning
green dry cleaning
Crystal ClearWe use 100% Organic Solvent to
clean your clothes. We have replaced our cleaning harmful chemicals with Safe and Clean Cleaning Solvents to prevent water pollution. Enjoy our
Eco-Friendly Cleaning
Definitions
*Biodegradable(bility)
*Organic
*Environmentally Friendly
*Toxicity
*Green
*Recyclable
*• • •
Green
- secondary color from the combination of primary colors – blue and yellow
Green- tending to preserve environmental quality (as by being recyclable, biodegradable, or nonpolluting)
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Natural- existing in or produced by nature : not artificial
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Organic
- a labeling term that denotes products produced under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act
USDA National Organic Standards Board
Organic
- of, relating to, or containing carbon compounds
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Natural - Organic
Should we use either of these
terms?
Environmentally Friendly
Unqualified general claims of environmental benefit are difficult to interpret, and depending on their context, may convey a wide range of meanings to consumers
FTC Part 260
Recyclable- a material or item that can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the solid waste stream for reuse, or in the manufacture or assembly of another package or product, through an established recycling program
FTC Part 260
Biodegradability
- capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms)
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Biodegradability
Inherently Biodegradable
Readily Biodegradable
Primary Biodegredation
Ultimate Biodegredation
Toxicity
- The degree to which a substance can harm humans or animals.
Acute
Subchronic
Chronic
Acute Toxicity
involves harmful effects in an organism through a single or short-term exposure.
Sub-chronic toxicity is the ability of a toxic
substance to cause effects for more than one year but less than the lifetime of the exposed organism.
Chronic toxicity is the ability of a substance or mixture of substances to cause harmful effects over an extended period, usually upon repeated or continuous exposure, sometimes lasting for the entire life of the exposed organism.
Physiological Classification
- toxic materials classified on the basis of biologic action
Irritants AsphyxiantsAnaesthetics Systemic PoisonsCarcinogens MutagensTeratogens Sensitizers
Physiological Classification
Ozone Safe
- does not contain substance that is known to harm the ozone layer
Ozone
- Useful in the Stratosphere – filters the UV wavelengths from the Sun
- Harmful in the Troposphere – where we live and breath - Ozone
Ozone
- VOCs are a source of Ozone in the troposphere
Merriam Webster Dictionary
VOC
- Volatile Organic Compounds
any compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate, which participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions.
EPA
FINALLY
Environmentally Friendly Dry CleaningAt XXXXXXXXX we are dedicated to green dry cleaning. We are committed toward helping the environment through our use of only the most energy-efficient technology. Our manufacturer, XXXXXXXX, conforms to the most stringent environmental guidelines available while also offering an easy-to-use and powerful system that quickly dry cleans clothes
We Pride Ourselves in Organic Dry Cleaning
For us it goes beyond laundry and dry cleaning, it is about being responsible and taking care of our fragile environment. This has changed the way we dry clean clothes and has revolutionized our company.
There is no Magic Bullet
Solvent Biodegradability
SOLVENT TERMINOLOGY
Cyclic SiloxaneDegrades in atmosphere
Dibutoxy methane Slightly Biodegradable
HydrocarbonBiodegrades at a moderate rate
Dipropylene glycol ether
Inherently Biodegradable
n-Propylbromide Biodegradable
Water
Carbon Dioxide
VOC
SOLVENT STATUS
Cyclic Siloxane No
Dibutoxy methane Yes
Hydrocarbon Yes
Dipropylene glycol ether
Yes(1)
n-Propylbromide Yes
Water No
Carbon Dioxide No
(1) High boiling DPGEs can receive an exemption from reporting as a VOC due to their low vapor pressure and low reactivity for the formation of ozone.
Toxicity
SOLVENT Exposure Limits
Cyclic Siloxane 10 ppm
Dibutoxy methane None reported
Hydrocarbon 100 – 300 ppm
Dipropylene glycol ether
200 mg/m3 aerosol
n-Propylbromide 25 – 50 ppm
Water Inhalation
Carbon Dioxide Inhalation
I STILL WANT TO MARKET MY CLEANERS
AS:
GREEN – ENVIRONMENTALLY
RESPONSIBLE
How to promote Green
Understand the solvent you are using and what caveats you will need to use, if any.
Make sure all of your CSRs know and understand this too.
Look at all of your operations, not just the solvent!!!!!!!!
OPERATIONAL
*CLEANING TWICE
*FULL LOADS
*SEPARATING WASTE – RECYCLING
*NEXT DAY?
UTILITIES
*LIGHTING
*TYPE – LED, CFL, etc.
*HOURS OF OPERATION
*INSULATION ON STEAM LINES
*HEAT RECOVERY
*WATER TOWER
*LOAD SIZE
WASTE
*LINT DISPOSAL
*STILL BOTTOMS DISPOSAL
*FILTER MEDIA DISPOSAL
*SEPERATOR WATER
RECYCLING
*HANGERS
*POLY
*REUSABLE GARMENT BAGS
*PAPER - PAPERLESS
VEHICLES
*FUEL EFFICIENT
*CNG
*ELECTRIC/HYBRID
*COMPANY AND PERSONAL
YOU DETERMINE WHAT GREEN MEANS TO YOU
YOUR CUSTOMERS KNOW WHAT GREEN MEANS TO THEM
MAKE SURE THEY MATCH