We’re all getting more environmentally conscious these days, even at
Buggy Bath. But you probably didn’t know that most professional car
washes, including Buggy Bath, have been environmentally friendly for
years!

The car wash industry has been vigilant for years in protecting the
environment and providing customers with solutions that can help them
take care of their cars and stay green.

Here’s 5 environmental facts that you probably didn’t know about Professional Car Washes…

• After lawn watering, summer car washing produces the second largest
  demand for peak summer water use. It has been estimated that
  professional car washes use less than one tenth of one percent of the
  water used by a municipality daily.
• Many professional car washes use water reclamation systems to significantly reduce water usage.
• Professional car washes discharge their water into a separate
  sanitary sewer or treat and recycle it. Discharge is not emptied into
  storm drains. Most storm drains carry excess rainwater directly into
  nearby waterways without any additional cleaning of that water. Putting
  anything down a storm drain is the equivalent of dumping it straight
  into your local lake, river or steam.
• Many residents do not associate the effects of driveway washing
  with local water quality, and may be unaware that the pollutants that
  enter storm drains are not treated at plants before being discharged
  into local waters.
  Detergents, even the biodegradable ones, can
  have a toxic effect on a wide variety of marine life. For home car
  washing, use a bucket of water and dispose of the water in the sink (so
  that the water will be treated). Wash on a grassy area or other
  pervious porous surface such as gravel that can provide filtration
  layers for small discharges — and prevent travel into storm drains.
• If your organization is hosting a carwash fundraiser, consider
  using a local self-serve or commercial facility. Professional car wash
  facilities collect detergent and road grit from washing cars and
  dispose of it in a safe manner that protects our environment. “Charity
  car washing is no trivial matter. During a typical event between 2,000
  – 7,000 gallons of water are combined when soap, detergents, oil and
  grease, heavy metals and other pollutants, are washed down the storm
  drain. Water from these events typically runs into a storm drain that
  discharges directly into receiving waters.’ -  Natural Resources Defense Council, November 2002

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