Martinizing Dry Cleaning of McMurray, Washington County, has reduced its energy use by over 7,500 kilowatts and its waste by over 2,715 pounds and saved over $2,800 by becoming more energy efficient.

The company used a loan from the Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account Program to improve the efficiency of their operation by installing a new environmentally-friendly dry cleaning machine to replace an inefficient machine.

In the past three years, Martinizing reported saving 129 gallons of perchloroethylene and 7,500 kilowatts of electricity, all the while increasing production. They also reduced their use of perchloroethylene by 2,715 pounds, a step which helped to reduce their waste disposal costs.

These actions resulted in the company saving $2,856 in the three years since implementing their project.

The Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account Program is available to any small business owner whose pollution prevention/energy conservation project in businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees.

For more information, visit the Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account webpage or contact Gene DelVecchio at 717 772-8951 or send e-mail to gdelvecchi@state.pa.us .

To get help finding energy, waste and water use reduction options for your business, visit the EMAP Program of the Small Business Development Centers.

11/25/2005