This month, we offer an update on four environmental issues that are having a direct impact on the operations of textile service companies. These include the new Cr(VI) (hexavalent chromium) regulation, our slow but steady progress on shop towels, the impact of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) budget proposal on POTWs and the likely fate of nonylphenols in today’s wash formulas.
 
In each case, TRSA’s outreach to public officials reflects our commitment to common-sense policymaking. We favor adequate funding to enable EPA to move forward on regulatory issues such as shop towels and to provide sufficient ...