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.”

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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