You might be surprised to know that commercial car washes are actually greener than washing your car at home.
According to some research from the folks at AboutMyPlanet, washing your car at a commercial location uses only half the water. That water also gets treated so that it can safely go back into the environment, whereas at home, it does not.
When someone washes their car at home, the waste water and soap goes down the driveway and into the storm sewer, which goes untreated into the environment and causes environmental damage to lakes, streams and river ecosystems.
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