In old Hollywood movies, heroes always have to cross a raging river by traipsing across a rickety bridge constructed with rope and wooden slats. Inevitably, the bridge sways under their weight and then gives way, forcing the heroes to claw their way up the ropes to reach the other side.
 
Well, when it comes to nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), the textile services industry has been trying to cross that rickety bridge for some time. The solution to bridge the chasm was our industry’s offer last year to voluntarily eliminate NPEs by 2015. As part of the LaundryESP® program ...