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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

For any car wash owner and/or operator, it is important to know what steps can be taken to save time and money. One effective way to save a lot of money in the long run is to drastically reduce your wash’s water and sewer costs through the purchase and installation of an efficient water reclaimRead 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

“Waste not. Want not. If you do not waste anything, you will always have enough.” Water may not be the only ingredient to washing a car to a spotless shine, but it’s a big ingredient. Carwash owners and homeowners alike monitor their water and sewer utility bills very closely to reduce expense and avoid wastingRead 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

Global fashion retailer Gap, Inc. is taking on the issue of water waste in the fashion industry. Partnering with textile company Arvind Ltd, Gap will soon open a 18,000-square-foot plant in Ahmedabad, India that will be used, among other things, to study ways to reduce water waste in the textile manufacturing industry. The plant, whichRead 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

A car wash slated to open in New Hope, Minnesota in May 2019 is making news for its eco-friendly approach to water reuse. As the first of its kind in Minnesota to use captured rain and reused wash water, the car wash, owned by Chris Robbins, is getting a lot of attention. The new carRead more

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately eight million vehicles are being washed at car wash businesses on a daily basis in the United States. Depending on the type of car wash, the amount of water used per wash can range from 35 gallons to over 100 gallons per car. This adds up to hundredsRead more