Wash Your Cars the Eco Friendly Way

When cars were invented, car wash has become an essential part of human existence. Who could stand a dirty car, anyway? It must even be considered a crime to let your car roam the streets looking drab and dirty when there are thousands of local car wash shops near you. But, what if the only thing that’s keeping you from washing your car is your concern for the environment? It could be one tough decision to make especially if you take into consideration the possible environmental impact when washing your car, either by your friendly neighborhood car wash shop or even when doing it yourself.

Washing your car at home proved to be a great water-waster, not to mention the chemicals your car soaps may contain are going down the drain and straight to larger bodies of water. One can avoid this possible environmental hazard by:
·    Keeping the kids away from car washing activities. While this can be a great family-bonding time for you and your kids, unfortunately, kids are never great with saving principles. Plus, they tend to get carried away when they see water.
·    Support eco-friendly car care products. They may be a little expensive than your ordinary supplies but they will surely lessen the environmental impact you are making while washing your car. There are also “waterless” car care products that you might want to check out.
·    When working alone, try to wash one portion at a time to minimize your water usage.

Although it is not too apparent at a glance, commercial car wash may even be more environment friendly than driveway car washing because they are strictly monitored by the government and owners are getting eco-conscious nowadays so most of them are already using eco-friendly supplies rather than the traditional ones.

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3 Responses to “Wash Your Cars the Eco Friendly Way”

1. Pierrick says:

   August 24, 2009 at 2:32 pm

   Great post! Do you know about Ecolo Green Car Wash (http://www.ecologreencarwash.com), the first green-waterless car wash in California/Orange County. We provide on-site services, our products are also available online.
2. Eric L. says:

   January 14, 2010 at 3:06 pm

   The website was absolutely fantastic! Lots of great information and animus, both of which we all need!
3. Hauling says:

   February 5, 2010 at 7:15 pm

   Keep up the hard work keeping the environment clean, I am right here with ya man! To a greener 2010!!