The Pollution Prevention Institute, through the Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, or SBEAP, provides environmental compliance assistance to Kansas dry cleaners. Many dry cleaners are regulated under three different bureaus and some of the requirements are difficult to understand.
This free and confidential compliance assistance is for Kansas small businesses that may need help understanding or identifying how the regulations apply to their facility, and is administered through our hotline, email, on-site visits, training events and and the various tools posted below. In addition to dealing with hazardous waste regulations, SBEAP also assists with air quality permits, storage tank regulations, and waste or stormwater permits. To request assistance, call 800-578-8898 or email sbeap@ksu.edu.
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2024 Compliance Calendars
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2024 Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners  |
2024 Petroleum and Other Non-Perc Dry Cleaners  |
2023 Dry Cleaner Compliance Calendars
2023 Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners
2023 Petroleum and Other Non-Perc Dry Cleaners
Compliance Manual
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Alternative non-perc solvents
In the past two decades, manufacturers have developed various perc solvent alternatives. Some of these are listed below, but additional information can be found in the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) report titled “Assessment of Alternatives to Perchloroethylene for the Dry-Cleaning Industry.”