Joining the dry cleaning industry makes sense, 45% of Korean men and self-employed compared to 15% of the male immigrant population. Korean immigrants may harbor a culture that seeks self-employment. Being self employed gives individuals the opportunity to be entrepreneurs.

Labor Costs Cleaning, pressing, and packaging garments require skilled workers, and their wages play a major role in determining the cost of services. The labor involved in the dry cleaning process can be extensive, especially when handling delicate fabrics, intricate designs, or garments with a lot of embellishments.

Under the Clean Air Act (in the Final Amendments to Air Toxics Standards for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners), the US EPA stipulates that all PERC machines be removed from residential buildings by December 21, 2020, and replaced with non-PERC technology (42).

Yes, dry cleaning gets clothes wet, but not with water. The dry-cleaning solvents used are indeed liquid and they WILL wet garments. However, unlike water-based cleaning, dry-cleaning solvents do not penetrate garment fibers, hence the term dry-cleaning.