Comments on: Solar-Powered Car Wash Springs up in Stamford, CT http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-car-wash-springs-up-in-stamford-ct/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: looknow12 http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-car-wash-springs-up-in-stamford-ct/comment-page-1/#comment-347318 looknow12 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:46:19 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=237604#comment-347318 Washing cars at the Greenwich Avenue Car Wash in Stamford is much safer for the environment than washing for example in your driveway. This car wash recycles most of its water by reclaiming it through an advanced system that triple filters it, treats the underground tanks with Ozone and an wastewater inoculate. It uses biodegradable soaps to wash vehicles. The small amount of extra water that does need to be discharged does so to the sanitary sewer where it is then treated again. Washing a car at home has many concerns. Firstly the runoff goes into the soils or storm drainage systems. You'll use a lot more water too than a car wash like this. This car wash consumes less than 5 gallons of fresh water per wash. At home you'd probably use around 50-100 gallons. Washing cars at the Greenwich Avenue Car Wash in Stamford is much safer for the environment than washing for example in your driveway.

This car wash recycles most of its water by reclaiming it through an advanced system that triple filters it, treats the underground tanks with Ozone and an wastewater inoculate. It uses biodegradable soaps to wash vehicles. The small amount of extra water that does need to be discharged does so to the sanitary sewer where it is then treated again.

Washing a car at home has many concerns. Firstly the runoff goes into the soils or storm drainage systems. You’ll use a lot more water too than a car wash like this. This car wash consumes less than 5 gallons of fresh water per wash. At home you’d probably use around 50-100 gallons.

]]> By: jetle25 http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-car-wash-springs-up-in-stamford-ct/comment-page-1/#comment-323985 jetle25 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:58:16 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=237604#comment-323985 Where does the greywater go? Is it just flushed down the drain like all our good drinking water we use to flush toilets? Are they using soaps and cleaning/waxing agents made from safe biodegradable resources rather then cheap ones derived from fossil fuels and synthetics? As its great to source some renewable energy to warm the water. Its still a huge polluting and wasteful business to clean a car. Where does the greywater go? Is it just flushed down the drain like all our good drinking water we use to flush toilets? Are they using soaps and cleaning/waxing agents made from safe biodegradable resources rather then cheap ones derived from fossil fuels and synthetics? As its great to source some renewable energy to warm the water. Its still a huge polluting and wasteful business to clean a car.

]]> By: maarten http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-car-wash-springs-up-in-stamford-ct/comment-page-1/#comment-313181 maarten Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:31:38 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=237604#comment-313181 How about our Baltimore based green car wash: http://www.cantoncarwash.com/ How about our Baltimore based green car wash:

http://www.cantoncarwash.com/

]]> By: cliffchampion http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-car-wash-springs-up-in-stamford-ct/comment-page-1/#comment-313167 cliffchampion Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:53:36 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=237604#comment-313167 It's great to see that CT business owners are adopting these technologies as a way to enhance their services. I have to tell my parents to go to this carwash! It’s great to see that CT business owners are adopting these technologies as a way to enhance their services. I have to tell my parents to go to this carwash!

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