Pacific Heights Cleaners is the 1^st and only certified green dry cleaner in

San Francisco, your non-toxic alternative to solvent dry cleaning, proudly leading the way in garment care today- and into a healthy future.

Green and Sustainable

We are leading and changing our industry by example

• We use an environmentally friendly dry cleaning system that cleans better than traditional solvent dry cleaning
• Eco-dry clean is safer for your health and the health of the environment
• Our customers are encouraged to return their hangers, plastic bags, and paper packaging to be either reused or recycled
• In an effort to eliminate the use of plastic bags we offer reusable garment and laundry bags
• We use hangers made of recyclable polypropylene (#5) plastic
• Helping to develop new environmentally friendly products saves on the amount of natural resource we use
• Outreach and education through the media, TV & Print is one way we create awareness of the harmful effects that traditional dry cleaning has on the environment and people
• Partnering with organizations such as Zero Breast Cancer and Marine Mammal Center is another way we create awareness of the health and environmental hazards of dry cleaning with solvents
• Training other dry cleaners in the use of non-toxic dry cleaning prevents hazardous accidents
• In an effort to conserve fuel we offer a free pick up and delivery service. This will reduce the number of people from making the same trip to the dry cleaners

“We are not business people capitalizing on the green movement,

we are an established dry cleaner changing an industry.”

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners

Service with Pride since 1969, providing you a non toxic alternative, using a environmentally friendly green dry cleaning system.

The First Dry Cleaners to be Green Business Certified by San Francisco Environment and Bay Area Green Business Program Marin County.

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These are all the awards and articles that we have won and been featured in. We were recognized because we are the first green drycleaners in Marin County. We have been recognized by Mark Leno CA State Senate, Jared Huffman CA State Assembly, Bay Area Green Business Program, Zero Breast cancer, Sausalito Sustainability Commission, Pollution Prevention Center, CARB (California Air Resources Board), Marin Magazine, Marin IJ, Terra Marin Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire Magazine, New Fillmore Magazine, Marin Scope, and Gene Hiller magazine just to name a few.

Pacific Heights Cleaners, Sausalito & San Francisco, your non toxic alternative

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Marin’s 1^st & Best Certified Green Dry Cleaner

This is Damond Moodie and he came to play music in front of Pacific Heights cleaners and encourage people on during the three day breast cancer walk. We passed out some lint rollers to the people walking.

Pacific Heights Cleaners, Sausalito & San Francisco, your non toxic alternative

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Marin’s 1^st & Best Certified Green Dry Cleaner

This is a very exciting time for me.

I have always seen myself as a drycleaner here to service my community not an activist here to change the world.

I do certain things in life because it is the right thing to do and it is such a wonderful feeling when someone notices what I have done.

Thank you Sharon & Zero Breast Cancer for noticing, I never would have expected such an honor.

So many people have put their heart and sole into making Pacific Heights Cleaners a certified green business.

My brother and business partner William, my staff, especially Sorayda, Lidia, & Veronica, they are the one’s that make it all happen.

Although the real honoree should be Hans Kim, he is a chemist who has devoted his life to developing this fantastic solvent free dry cleaning system.

The transition from using solvents to being green & sustainable has been both drastic & stressful.

I could not have done it without the support of my wife & son nor my customers & community.

Their health is my inspiration & their support is my savor.

My hope is that one day what I am doing will be the ordinary rather than the extraordinary.

Thank you again for your support and for this great honor!

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners is your certified green dry cleaner serving San Francisco and Sausalito with the environmentally friendly (Wet Clean) dry cleaning system. This system is EPA approved and contains no toxic chemicals. www.eco-drycleaners.com

Other Articles of Interest:

The 2008-09 annual report of the President’s Cancer Panel

Breast Cancer and the Relationship to Dry Cleaning Chemicals

Are There Green Dry Cleaners?

Does Eco Dry Clean (wet clean) clean as well as solvent dry cleaning?

California State Senator Mark Leno has recognized us (Pacific Heights Cleaners) with this certificate for take a leadership role in removing the toxic solvents from the dry cleaning process.

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners

Service with Pride since 1969, providing you a non toxic alternative, using a environmentally friendly green dry cleaning system.

The First Dry Cleaners to be Green Business Certified by San Francisco Environment and Bay Area Green Business Program Marin County.

Other Articles of Interest:

The Dirty Little Secret About Dry Cleaning!

Are There Green Dry Cleaners?

The future of fabrics rest within our imagination!

What Health Benefits are there to using a Green Dry Cleaner?

Califronia State Assemblymember Jared Huffman has recognized us (Pacific Heights Cleaners) with this certificate for take a leadership role in removing the toxic solvents from the dry cleaning process.

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners

Service with Pride since 1969, providing you a non toxic alternative, using a environmentally friendly green dry cleaning system.

The First Dry Cleaners to be Green Business Certified by San Francisco Environment and Bay Area Green Business Program Marin County.

Other Articles of Interest:

Breast Cancer and the Relationship to Dry Cleaning Chemicals

What Health Benefits are there to using a Green Dry Cleaner?

Does Eco Dry Clean (wet clean) clean as well as solvent dry cleaning?

California Air Resources Board Report

April 23 ,2009 was a monumental night for all of us at Pacific Heights Cleaners in Sausaltio and San Francisco. We were honored with the Zero Breast Cancer’s Francine Levien Activist Award at the 10th annual Honor Thy Healer Ceremony.

Zero Breast Cancer has recognized us for removing the dangerous solvent from the dry cleaning process. These solvents have been linked to breast cancer along with other respiratory illnesses. According to the Union of Concern Scientist our system uses the universal solvent Water,  along with special computer controlled washers and dryers. Specialized detergents that are milder than home laundry products, and professional pressing equipment is used complete the process. The EPA considers Wet Clean one of the safest professional systems, it does not use hazardous toxic solvents, produce no air pollution, generates no hazardous by product or waste and reduces the potential of ground water contamination.

Zero Breast Cancer is a research organization that aims to identify environmental factors and the role they play in the development of breast cancer, our non toxic dry cleaning business practices aligns with there goal of breast cancer prevention. We have taken on the leadership role in promoting the health of the community and demonstrated that a small, neighborhood business can make a big impact on the community it servers.

The other honorees of the night;

Healing Professional Award; Edward W. Banks, MD – Surgeon, Kaiser Peramanente, San Rafael Medical Center.

Shining Star Award; The Safeway Foundation, Pleasanton, Larree M. Renda – Executive Vice President, Chief Strategist and Administrative Officer.

Community Breast Cancer Research Award; Dathie Dalessamdri,MD – Physician Scientist.

Healing Partner Award; Walt Spicer

This was a wonderful event, thank you to everyone for their support and the great honor

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Other Articles of Interest:

Breast Cancer and the Relationship to Dry Cleaning Chemicals

What Health Benefits are there to using a Green Dry Cleaner?

How to remove an oil stain.

How to remove a chocolate stain from your favorite outfit.

Ten years of honoring community’s healers

The 2009 Francine Levien Activist is Karl Huie, owner of Pacific Heights Cleaners of Sausalito and San Francisco.

Karl Huie is being recognized for taking a leadership role in promoting the health of the community. Pacific Heights Cleaners is Marin’s first and only certified green dry cleaner, an official desgination by the county of Marin.  In addition, Pacific Heights Cleaners is a demonstration site for a statewide program.

Huie grew up in the garment cleaning business. His parents started Pacific Heights Cleaners in 1969 and later bought Sunshine Cleaners in Sausalito(Pacific Heights Cleaners, Sausalito). He took over the familiy business in 1986.  Huie began researching nontoxic alternatives to perchloroethylene, known as perc, a chemical cleaning solvent used by most dry cleaners. The chlorine-based solvent has been linked to a number of health risks, including breast cancer. In 2007, Huie made the switch to a nontoxic wet cleaning procedure and purchased computer-controlled washers and dryers. The investment in new garment cleaning equipment was substantial, but it was offset by the savings associated with hazardous waste removal and regulatory fees. More important, he made the switch for the health of his employees and customers and for the environment.

Reported in the Marin Scope, Mill Valley Herald, Ross Valley Reporter, San Rafael/Terra Linda News Point, Twin Cities Times -marinscope.com-April 15-21, 2009

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

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Zero Breast Cancer 10th Annual Honor Thy Healer Award Ceremony. Fern Orenstein’s introduction of the Francine Levien Activist Award Honoree Pacific Heights Cleaners Sausalito and San Francisco.

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Other Articles of Interest:

How to remove a chocolate stain from your favorite outfit.

How to choose a dry cleaner

Does Eco Dry Clean (wet clean) clean as well as solvent dry cleaning?

California Air Resources Board Report on Dry Cleaning Solvents

The 2009 Healing Partner honoree is Walt Spicer, a supportive husband and volunteer who helped design the Marin Cancer Institute.

Walt Spicer’s association with Marin General Hospital began in 1992 as the cancer center was being built. He was encouraged by the Marin General Hospital Foundation to direct gifts made to the hospital in memory of his late wife, Susie Spicer, to the new cancer care center. MGHF also suggested that Walt get involved in the project, which he did with a great passion. He joined the Building Committee and later, the Humanities Advisory Committer.

Through the design and building of the cancer center, Spicer assumed the “get it done” role. Having experienced firsthand what a cancer patient goes through, Spicer knew what was needed. Many creative ideas became a reality in the new cancer center, including the healing art displayed throughout the building, the healing and meditation gardens, the large backlit photo murals in the ceilings of the radiation therapy rooms, and the resource library. The original Susie Spicer Circle Library has evolved to the present Cancer Resource and Recovery Center.

That recent remodel of the cancer center, now called the Marin Cancer Institute, retained Spicer’s vision of a place to bring comfort to patients undergoing cancer treatment.

Reported in the Marin Scope, Mill Valley Herald, Ross Valley Reporter, San Rafael/Terra Linda News Pointer, Twin Cities Times – marinscope.com – April 15-21, 2009

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Other Articles of Interest:

Dry Cleaning’s Dirty Trick

Are There Green Dry Cleaners?

What Health Benefits are there to using a Green Dry Cleaner?

How to remove blood stains using green products

The 2009 Community Breast Cancer Researcher is Kathie Delassandri, M.D., a breast cancer researcher working on ways to predict breast cancer.

Eleven years ago, Zero Breast Cancer partnered with Doctor Margaret Wrensch of UCSF to conduct the first breast cancer research study in Marin County, the Adolescent Study and the Development of Breast Cancer. This five-year research study (1998-2003) provided data for several additional studies that took a closer look at such things as breast cancer risk factors, geographic variability, tumor histology and adolescent stress. All of these studies have yielded valuable clues in understanding the breast cancer puzzle in Marin County and the Bay Area.

One of the primary goals in breast cancer research is finding ways to predict each woman’s individual risk of breast cancer. Working with InterGenetics, the company that developed OncoVue, a genetic-based breast cancer risk test, Dalessandri used Zero Breast Cancer’s ARFS data to develop a new study to evaluate breast cancer risk. The Gail model, developed over 20 years ago, is currently used by scientists and clinicians to predict risk. Factors include age and family-menstrual-reproductive histories. The new tests aim to predict breast cancer risk more accurately using genetics. The results of Dalessandri’s study using the OncoVue model, presented at the end of 2008, show a statistically significant improvement over the Gail model. The importance of this research is that adding a genetic component to the assessment tools may enhance our ability to predict breast cancer risk.

Reported in the Marin Scope, Mill Valley Herald, Ross Valley Reporter, San Rafael/Terra Linda News Pointer, Twin Cities Times – marinscope.com – April 15-21, 2009

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Other Articles of Interest:

Breast Cancer and the Relationship to Dry Cleaning Chemicals

The 2008-09 annual report of the President’s Cancer Panel

Angela’s Journey with Breast Cancer

How do I remove Black Tea that I just spilled on my beige sweater

The 2009 Shining Star is Larree Renda and the Safeway Foundation, a major funder of breast cancer research.

Larree Renda oversees retail strategy, labor relations, public affairs, government relations, health initiatives, human resources, industrial engineering, re-engineering and communications for one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America and on of the largest employers in California. Renda serves as chairwoman of the board for the Safeway Foundation, which contributed more than $248 million in 2008 to import causes, including hunger relief, education, cancer research and people with disabilities.

In 2008, thanks to the leadership and support of Renda, the Safeway Foundation raised more than $18.6 million for breast cancer research and prevention programs during its annual October fundraising campaign at its stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. The foundation donated the funds to more than a dozen cancer centers with reputations for conducting leading-edge breast cancer research.

Understanding that breast cancer is a major health threat to women, Renda has inspired Safeway and all its employees to work together t fund the research that will ultimately find a cure or ways to prevent the disease. The business experience and dedication that Renda brings to Safeway’s fundraising campaign inspires Safeway employees and vendor partners to exceed their goals.

Reported in the Marin Scope, Mill Valley Herald, Ross Valley Reporter, San Rafael/Terra Linda News Pointer, Twin Cities Times – marinscope.com – April 15-21, 2009

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Other Articles of Interest:

How to remove blood stains using green products

Breast Cancer and the Relationship to Dry Cleaning Chemicals

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The 2009 Healing Professional is Edward W. Banks, M.D., a Kaiser Permanente surgeon at the San Rafael Medical Center with a special interest in breast cancer.

Dr. Edward Banks has been treating women with breast cancer for nearly 30 years. He has been a steadfast proponent of the team approach to medical diagnosis and treatment, and uses all the resources at his disposal t benefit his patients. More than a decade ago he created the first breast-care coordinator position at the Kaiser

Banks was chief of surgery at san Rafael Medical Center for many years. Under his leadership, the surgery department developed a greater sense of compassion and humanity, and continues to bear his imprint. Not only is he a superb physician and a highly skilled surgeon, he finds a way to connect with each patient. His gentle touch and deep concern convey to his patients that he cares about each of them as a whole person.

Reported in the Marin Scope, Mill Valley Herald, Ross Valley Reporter, San Rafael/Terra Linda News Pointer, Twin Cities Times – marinscope.com – April 15-21, 2009

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

Other Articles of Interest:

What Health Benefits are there to using a Green Dry Cleaner?

How to remove a chocolate stain from your favorite outfit.

How to remove a Salad Oil stain

How to remove blood stains using green products

Sausalito Sustainability Commission Award

Karl Huie

Pacific Heights Cleaners in San Francisco and Sausalito

is your resource for cleaning tips and garment care information.

A certified green dry cleaner by the Bay Area Green Business Program and the San Francisco Environment.

Your non toxic dry cleaning alternative serving you with an EPA approved Eco Dry Clean (Wet Clean) System that is safe for your health and is environmentally friendly.

www.eco-drycleaners.com

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Dry Cleaning Report by San Francisco Environment

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