So you thought getting through COVID-19 was bad? And the follow-on (continuing) crises of inflation and supply-chain/labor shortages? Well, buckle your seat belts laundry operators because the EPA and state environmental officials are now in the process of targeting a textile chemical additive called PFAS. Their actions potentially could saddle you with extremely high wastewater-disposal costs.

That was the message that an online audience of 80-plus laundry professionals heard during a July 14 TRSA webinar presentation by John Shaffer. He is a laundry chemist and CEO of EEC Environmental, a California-based consulting firm that advises laundries and other businesses on ...