At Rye Ridge Cleaners we understand the importance of using eco-friendly products. That’s why we introduced the Green Garmento bag, a hamper and laundry bag that’s not only attractive and easy to use, but environmentally friendly.
After introducing the product, many of our customers have switched to using it versus the traditional plastic covers. Together, we have saved 100,000 plastic bags (over 3400 lbs. of plastic).
Saving the Earth
Each year, more than 300 million pounds of single-use plastic dry cleaning bags are dumped into our landfills, and that’s just the statistics for the United States. There are at least 15 countries around the world that have banned or taxed single-use plastic bags, including parts of the United States.
Don't Use Plastic
Plastic bags don’t completely break down in the landfills. When the plastic bags are left on recently cleaned clothes, they don’t breathe, which causes heat and moisture build which is not good for the fabric
Our Recyclable Option
Additional Eco-Friendly Options at Our Facility
In addition to our Green Garmento bags, we also offer other green options, including:
- Eco-Friendly Prints with Soy and Recyclable Products
- Recycle Metal and Hangers
- BPA-Free Receipt
Check out These Stats about Plastic
- Plastic can last for 500-1,000 years, slowly fragmenting into smaller and smaller pieces which eventually end up microscopic but never truly go away.
- Only about 9% of this plastic has been recycled, 12% has been burned and the remaining 79% has ended up in landfills or the environment.
- The equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the oceans every minute.
- Scientists have documented 700 marine species affected by ocean plastic.
- 7.5% of New Yorkers’ waste stream consists of plastics such as supermarket bags and dry cleaning bags.