Eco Friendly Green Car Washing

photo credit: loop_oh

Car washing used to be a tradition that one did in their driveway.  We have come to realize that traditional car washing is not eco friendly.  All the detergents oil, and chemicals wash down the sewer drain and flow into local water systems, almost always without water treatment.  In my area, it flows into San Francisco Bay.  You wonder why you should not eat fish caught in the San Francisco Bay, and this is San Francisco! Not a 3rd world country. Water use is also costly.

It is more eco friendly to wash your car at a local car wash that uses recycled water and often 50% less of it. They are also required to drain water into sewer systems so it gets treated.

If you have to wash your car at home, wash it on the lawn or dirt so the waste can be absored in the ground.  Use biodegradable soap or green car products for cars, such as Simple Green’s Car Wash or use a waterless car wash product.

A 2010 San Francisco Estuary Institute report found that urban runoff was more toxic than rural. Heavy loads of mercury and PCBs flowed into the Bay from culverts and creeks carrying storm water.

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Posted on December 4th, 2008
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