It’s the new year, so time for some new fashion resolutions. How about using this simple process to rebuild your wardrobe into a sustainability powerhouse? We’ll bet you’ll have fun! Why Sustainability? The fashion industry is the fourth-worst polluting industry in the world. From lack of regulations on health and safety in countries like China and Bangladesh to large carbon footprints and pollution. Things are starting to change, Continue Reading
Home Pickup And Delivery Benefits
We’ve welcomed many of our customers to our No Contact Home Pickup and Delivery service during our safer at home period. As our communities reopen, there are even more reasons to embraces this free service from Flair Cleaners! We know you lead busy lives and understand that you cannot always get here when you need to. Our free Home Pick-up and Delivery service takes that worry away from Continue Reading
Tips for a Greener Decade
The New Year – and New Decade – are almost here. And, like every year, we start thinking about change and goals, aka resolutions. This year the professionals at Flair are resolving to make some simple lifestyle changes to help our environment. We hope you’ll join us. Top Five Greener Decade Tips 1. Think outside the bag. Use the bag you carry for grocery shopping at more stores, in Continue Reading
Earth Day Fashion Habits
You can make a difference and help protect our water, the earth, and the public health by the way you shop for clothes. Next time you head to the store, think about these. Earth-friendly Clothes Shopping Go Local. Buying local helps reduce carbon emissions and support your local economy. Go Organic: Organic and natural fabrics reduce pesticide use and help protect the environment and our water. Donate, Don’t Discard: Donating helps Continue Reading
5 Ways To Minimize Your Travel Footprint
Travel is a pleasure and luxury that most Americans enjoy. Yet it can have negative consequences for the environment. You can change that by following these guidelines, which will lower the environmental impact of your travels. Travel Green Look for alternatives to driving when practical. Walk or bike to a store or destination. Use public transportation in cities. Try an electric or hybrid rental car. If you do drive, Continue Reading
Iconic Designer Kate Sylvester On Clothing Care
At Flair, we enjoy bringing new opinions and suggestions on clothing, style, and clothing care. This week, we’re sharing some thoughts from iconic New Zealand designer Kate Sylvester. Kate creates the Sylvester collections, handbags, shoes, and accessories. Recently, Ms. Sylvester disrupted the fashion industry with her “Repairs” initiative. The program helps the company do its part to minimize the volume of garments that end up in landfills. It also helps Continue Reading
Microplastics and Clothing
Flair Cleaners is committed to sound environmental practices. It’s the primary reason we invested in the GreenEarth Cleaning process. It’s also why we provide tips and insights on living a greener, more sustainable lifestyle. And, it’s why we were so concerned to learn about microplastics and clothing. A recent report had some surprising information about how our clothing is contributing to ocean pollution in the form of microplastics. Continue Reading
Why Green Earth?
GreenEarth is a dry cleaning process we use at Flair Cleaners to replace toxic petrochemical solvents that are used by most cleaners. It uses liquid silicone, an odorless, colorless solution that is ideal for fabric care and better for the environment. The liquid silicone used in GreenEarth is a safe, natural byproduct of sand. Liquid silicone degrades into sand (SiO2) and trace amounts of water and carbon dioxide Continue Reading
GreenEarth for a Greener Earth
All Flair Cleaners – Santa Monica, Valencia, Studio City, Redondo Beach, and Burbank, are committed to protecting our environment. That’s one of the main reasons we use the GreenEarth Cleaning process. We also prefer GreenEarth because it is safe for our employees, you, and your clothes. Liquid Sand The GreenEarth Cleaning process uses liquid silicone in place of petrochemicals. Essentially liquefied sand, silicone is non-hazardous and non-toxic to Continue Reading
What Is GreenEarth Cleaning?
All Flair Cleaners locations – Burbank, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Studio City, and Valencia – use the GreenEarth Cleaning process when cleaning your clothes. We are often asked what makes GreenEarth so good for your clothes. The GreenEarth cleaning process uses liquid silicone in place of petrochemicals. Essentially liquified sand, silicone is non-hazardous and non-toxic to the environment. When released to the environment, it safely breaks down into Continue Reading
