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AB Cleaners of Westwood Eliminates Use of Toxic Chemical, Saves Money

AB Cleaners of Westwood switched from using perchloroethylene to wet cleaning technology to clean clothes. He is demonstrating how the system works to other dry cleaners on Dec. 11 and 13. Read more...

TURI Receives $82K Grant from EPA to Help Auto Body and Repair Shops

The Environmental Protection Agency’s New England region has awarded the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell an $82K grant to work with auto body and repair shops in Lowell, Springfield, Holyoke, Fall River and New Bedford. Read more...

UMass Lowell's TURI Awards $75K to Community Groups to Reduce Toxics

TURI awarded $75K in community grants to Montachusett Opportunity Council, Norfolk County 7 Public Health Coalition, Clean Water Fund, MassCOSH and Mill City Grows in Lowell. Read more...

Public Invited to Learn About Healthy Dry Cleaning on June 27

The public is invited to see a demonstration on June 27 at King and Queen Cleaners in Milford of new technologies that allows “dry clean only” clothes to be washed in computer-controlled machines, eliminating the use of the toxic chemical perchloroethylene, or perc. Read more...

Organizations and Researcher Receive Champion of Toxics Use Reduction Awards

TURI and legislators recognize 2012 Champions of Toxics Use Reduction at a State House ceremony. Read more...

MOC Presents Green Cleaning Workshop for Janitorial Companies

Green Cleaning Workshop for Janitorial Companies presented by MOC and TURI in Fitchburg Read more...

Technology Grant Helps Art’s Cleaners Go Green

TURI awarded Art's Cleaners in Westborough a $17K technology grant. Read more...

UMass Lowell's TURI Awards $100K to Community Groups

TURI awarded $100K to four community groups to reduce toxics. Read more...

Ace Cleaners of North Andover Opens New Environmentally-Friendly Shop

ACE Cleaners converted its dry cleaning process from using perc to "wet" dry-cleaning technologies. Read more...
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For media inquiries, contact Katie Daly at 978-852-6657, [email protected]