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.

  • Zoning Board Denies Carwash Wind Turbine Request
    The Naperville, Ill., Zoning Board of Appeals earlier this month denied a variance request by Brighton Car Wash and Detail Center to erect a 54-foot wind turbine. The carwash wanted to install a Skystream 3.7 residential unit capable of supplying up to 500 kilowatt hours of ...More
    April 28, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • State Honors Carwash Owner for Water Conservation
    Carwash owner Jerry Feldman and his son Mark have been awarded the 2010 Governor’s Award of Excellence by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for implementing water conservation measures at their three carwashes. Feldman was presented the House of ...More
    April 23, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • ICA Revises Advisory Position on Hydrofluoric Acid
    The International Carwash Association recently posted a revised advisory statement on its Web site encouraging carwash operators to refrain from using hydrofluoric acid (HF) or its precursor salts, principally ammonium bifluoride (ABF). ...More
    April 15, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Environmental Website Plugs WaterSavers Carwash Program
    The International Carwash Association’s WaterSavers program received some positive publicity from a consumer-oriented environmental Web site last week when the Mother Nature Network ran a story examining the most eco-friendly place to wash a vehicle. The article included an ...More
    April 12, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Mike’s Express Carwash Joins ICA WaterSavers Program
    Mike’s Express Carwash has enrolled 31 of its locations in the International Carwash Association’s WaterSavers environmental recognition program. The national marketing campaign was launched last year to help carwash operators promote their environmental stewardship. More ...More
    March 25, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Technology Helps Detailers Take Green Steps
    Historically, one of the auto industry’s challenges in going green and becoming more sustainable has been determining how to become more environmentally responsible and still offer quality products and services. This has been true for car manufacturers seeking ways to ...More
    March 18, 2010 Robert Kravitz
    Posted in Articles, Marketing, Operations
  • Lustra Converts 6 Products to Phosphate-Free
    Lustra Professional Car Care Products recently converted six product formulas to be phosphate-free and added three of them, TheOption EC, Lift-Off and UltraClear, to its environmentally friendly Earth Ready product line. ...More
    March 10, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • ICA Honored for WaterSavers Carwash Marketing Program
    The International Carwash Association has been named to the 2010 Associations Advance America Honor Roll for its environmental carwash recognition program WaterSavers. The national awards competition is sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and ...More
    March 3, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Smart Wax, Total Pros Launch Smart Detailing University
    Smart Wax has teamed with The Total Pros Inc. to form Smart Detailing University, an education and training facility specifically designed for the auto detailing and reconditioning industry. The program will offer a mixture of training, supplies, chemicals and equipment. ...More
    March 3, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Smart Car Wash Owners Invited to White House
    Owners of The Smart Car Wash attended President Barak Obama's “Stimulus in Action” speech at the White House Feb. 17 on the one-year anniversary of the Economic Recovery Act, the company announced in a press release. The Smart Car Wash received federal assistance through ...More
    February 24, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
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