Environmental Issues

Commercial carwashes and car care facilities have numerous environmental concerns, and establishing green business practices is not only an operations solution but a smart marketing strategy. Eco-friendly best practices may include water reclamation or water recycling, wastewater management, high-pressure nozzles, environmentally friendly chemicals, recycled building materials and energy conservation, such as the use of efficient lighting, used-oil heaters and burners, solar energy, wind power and variable frequency drives.

  • Georgia Drought Declared Over, Water Use Eased
    Significant rainfall and improved water supplies prompted the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) this week to issue a non-drought schedule for outdoor water use for the first time since June 2006. ...More
    June 12, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Lamborghini Owner Doesn’t Trust Carwashes, Detailers
    An exotic car owner in Clearwater Beach, Fla., is so hesitant to have his Lamborghini or BMW M-6 cleaned by a professional carwash or auto detailer that he is willing to violate local water restrictions to wash his car at home, according to a report by MyFox Tampa Bay. ...More
    June 9, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • City Requires Conveyor Carwashes to Recycle Water
    The Pomona, Calif., City Council last week approved an ordinance updating the city’s water conservation regulations, according to a report by Pomona Now. Among the provisions, all new conveyor carwashes will have to be built with a water reclaim or water recycling system. ...More
    June 8, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Wash Quality Depends on the Condition of Your Water
    Water is the primary means of rinsing the dirt, road grime, salt and snow off the surface of a vehicle during the wash process. All soaps use water as the delivery medium from the chemical station out to the vehicle to assist in breaking up those contaminants. The higher ...More
    June 3, 2009 Charles Borchard
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Auto Detailer First Carwash to Join Clean Water Effort
    Russ’ Auto Detailing is the first Chico, Calif., carwash-related business to join a local effort to curb water pollution. Membership in the Clean Water Business Partners program is free and can benefit businesses through marketing exposure on the program’s Web site, ...More
    June 1, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • California Water Rally Calls for Action
    Hundreds of California water leaders and stakeholders, including the Western Carwash Association, gathered in Sacramento on the East Steps of the State Capitol yesterday to call for action on long-term solutions to the state’s water supply challenges. The rally was ...More
    May 21, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Drought Ends in N.C. after Two Years
    For the first time in two years, North Carolina is free from drought. The federal drought map issued today shows that widespread rainfall in recent weeks brought improvements throughout North Carolina, most notably in 14 mountain counties that had been the state’s only area ...More
    May 14, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Why You Should Care about Sustainability
    The good news for the quick lube and carwash industries is that the main resources used to provide services (oil and water) can be reclaimed and recycled indefinitely. In addition, our industries help extend the life of existing vehicles, rather than promote the consumption ...More
    May 14, 2009 Thomas M. Morley
    Posted in Articles, Marketing, Operations
  • Filipino City Carwash Rule to Aid River Cleanup
    City officials in Marikina, Philippines, have established an ordinance that requires carwash owners to install septic tanks in an effort to curb the flow of oil pollutants and wastewater into the Marikina River. ...More
    May 4, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Carwash Refunded $7,100 for Water Overpayment
    Walter’s Wash in Stokesdale, N.C., will receive a $7,100 refund due to incorrect readings of its water meter that caused over billing. The carwash was billed for 3.5 million more gallons than it actually used. ...More
    May 1, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
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