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  • New York City Council Passes the Clean Act

    New York City Council Passes the Clean Act

    New York, NY– The New York City Council passed the Clean Act, legislation that will require industrial laundry plants to meet cleanliness standards when processing linens for restaurants, hospitals, hotels, and other businesses use. The bill passed unanimously, 43-0. In February, 2015, the Council introduced the Clean Act to address the alleged “public health threat” posed by

  • Commercial Laundry Regulation in NYC?

    Commercial Laundry Regulation in NYC?

    A report just released by New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres will make you think twice before pulling those crisp sheets up to your face in a New York hotel, wiping your mouth with that folded white napkin in a restaurant or using hospital linens. The report, Irresponsible Industrial Laundries: A Major Public Health Threat,