Many of them do still use the same chemicals, although some dry cleaners are not popping up in some metro areas with "green" cleaning chemicals. They aren't actually completely safe, but many of them are better than the standard dry cleaning chemicals. It's worth looking into if you do any dry cleaning.
Originally Posted by Corky
Not sure if they still use the same chemicals nowadays, but years ago (?15?) we were warned to air out all items from teh dry cleaners before using, especially sleeping bags due to the chemicals being toxic.
Can't remember the last thing I took to a dry cleaner..... Oh yeah! My red wool jacket!
Originally Posted by bjnicholson
I have heard not to use Dry Cleaner's plastic and it should be removed from the cloths as soon as you bring it home. But that's all I've ever worried about. Nothing else has ever had spots of any kind.