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Sacramento Laundry says it recycles 70% of water, urges monitoring of industrial discharges
Summary
Keith Pooler, founder of Sacramento Laundry, described the company’s growth and water- and energy-saving investments, said the plant recycles about 70% of its water and processes 100,000–125,000 pounds daily, and urged better monitoring of wastewater discharges to identify energy-recapture opportunities.
Keith Pooler, founder and operator of Sacramento Laundry, told Sacramento County program staff that his company recycles about 70% of its water and uses roughly 70% less water than the average commercial laundry while processing about 100,000 to 125,000 pounds of laundry a day.
Pooler, who said he and his wife started Sacramento Laundry in February 2009 after entering the coin-laundry business in 1999, described how the company expanded with help from the Small Business Administration 504 loan program. “We were fortunate enough to be able to capitalize on the SBA 504 program, which allowed us to buy this building and then to build it out,” Pooler said.
Why it matters: Industrial laundries can place large demands on municipal…
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