Fwd: At the Car Wash

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--- Ideal Bite <dailytip wrote:

> Monday, August 21, 2006

>

> IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green

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> Today's Daily Tip: At the Car Wash

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> Are the chems in the soap the most disturbing thing

> about car washes?

>

> The Bite:

> No, that award goes to the 14-year old car washers

> wearing

> barely-there bikinis as they raise money for the

> cheer squad. Still,

> water waste and soaps containing toxic chems come in

> at a close

> second.

>

>

> The Benefits:

> - Avoid harming your car - and getting hostile " WASH

> ME " reminders

> from strangers - with eco-options that forego

> abrasives or ammonia.

> - Cleaner rivers and oceans. If toxic chems are

> running off into storm

> drains, then guess where they go?

> - Save water by using a pro service. These

> facilities discharge their

> water into a sanitary sewer or recycle it, and pro

> car washes average

> 20 gallons of water per car compared to 80 for

> drive-throughs and 150

> for home washes with the hose left on.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> Toshio refuses to use drive-through car washes. Last

> time he did, he

> missed the track that's supposed to pull you through

> and lost a side

> view mirror in the process. It could happen to you!

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> All pro car washes treat their sewer-bound water,

> but you gotta check

> with 'em individually to see if they recycle the

> water or use green

> cleaning products.

> - Bi-o-kleen All Purpose Cleaner/Degreaser -

> biodegrades quickly and

> will be good to your paint job ($11/64 oz).

>

(http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1836459-10425325?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.MotherNature\

..com%2Fshop%2Fdetail.cfm%2Fsku%2F60723%2Frfr%2FCMJ & cjsku=60723)

> - Dr Bronner's Castile Soap - low-lathering but gets

> the job done with

> harming the environment ($24/64 oz).

>

(http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1836459-10369852?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseofnutri\

tion.com%2F018787765647.html%3Fovchn%3DCJN%26ovcpn%3DCommission%2BJunction%26ovc\

rn%3DDr.%2BBronner%27s%2BPeppermint%2BPure%2BCastile%2BLiquid%2BSoap%2B64oz%26ov\

tac%3DAFF & cjsku=018787765647)

> - Earth Friendly Products Window Kleener -

> coconut-based ($4/22 oz).

>

(http://www.ecos.com/NEWSITE/pages/products/windowlav.html)

> - Look for other phosphate-free soaps like castile

> (when phosphates

> get into waterways, they encourage aquatic weed

> growth, taking up

> oxygen for other water life).

> - If at home, wash using a bucket and turn off the

> hose while you're

> scrubbing - you'll likely save more than 100 gallons

> of water.

> - Mixing vinegar and water (1:2) works great for

> windshields.

>

>

> Bang for the Bite Rating: 4 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters stop cleaning their cars with the

> hose on, we'll save

> up to 1.3 million gals of water.

>

>

> Cocktail Tip

> In 2002, a coin-op car wash in Maryland was losing

> 100s of dollars in

> quarters per week. The culprit: birds, who entered

> the machines

> through the coin returns.

>

>

> This tip submitted by John Davis.

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