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As the supply of fresh water decreases, resulting in increased municipal water regulations and water and sewer costs, car wash owners must turn to water recycling systems as a way to keep their businesses in operation. Fortunately, there are many water recycling system options available to the car wash owner that are not only eco-conscious,Read more

Closed-Loop Water Reclaim Systems: Benefits and Considerations. Calculating the benefits of collecting and recycling all wash and rinse water. Water is an important element when it comes to automated carwashing. The car care industry as a whole depends heavily on water access, so daily usage, conservation and discharge have become critical issues over the decades.Read more

If you were to ask the average car owner to describe for you what they imagine a typical car wash involves, they will likely mention the soapy solution that is applied to every area of their vehicle, high-powered water hoses that rinse off every bit of debris, and automated brushes and rollers that wipe theRead more

Across the globe, access to clean, safe drinking water is becoming more and more of an issue. With a likely increase of 20-30% in global water demand over the next thirty years, cities and countries need to turn to unconventional sources for their water. Reused water, or highly treated wastewater, has become one such optionRead more

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are working to develop a means of treating wastewater using a biological approach. Stemming from a need to treat water contaminated during hydraulic fracturing processes, this system uses microbes to remove harmful pollutants in the water. Drilling just one oil or natural gasRead more

America’s top provider of biologic water restoration, water reclaim, rain harvest, odor control, and reverse osmosis systems partners with Sparkling Shine Company Ltd. as its Middle East distributor to expand into Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Kuwait. Darien, IL – July 22, 2019 – Aqua Bio Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of biologic water restoration,Read more

Aqua Bio Technologies, LLC, a leading manufacturer of biologic water restoration, water reclaim, rain harvest, odor control, and reverse osmosis systems, today announced it has launched the first closed-loop biologic water restoration system to re-use 100% of water that goes down the drain in commercial vehicle washes. Two of the company’s solutions, the Bio Softreat andRead more

In the early days of car washes, car wash owners and customers paid little attention to the amount of resources used by the wash. Now, as certain resources have become more limited, people are paying more attention to their impact on the environment. With that, customers are looking for environmentally-friendly businesses, including car washes, toRead more

With several different types of car washes available for car owners to choose from, choosing the right one depends on a customer’s specific needs. Before choosing a car wash, consider a few questions: Are you interested in washing the car yourself? Do you want a basic wash or do you want every detail of theRead more

Car wash technology has seen a vast number of changes in just over a hundred years. Fully-automated car washes seem commonplace these days, but just over a hundred years ago, this type of technology was not even dreamt of.   Simple Beginnings   The first car wash business was opened in Detroit in 1914, andRead more