In 1994, Mission developed and built a state-of-the-art, 200,000 square foot facility in Chino Hills, California. The plant processes around 1,000,000 pounds of laundry weekly. In this premier facility, we implemented new, innovative technologies and then expanded them into other Mission locations to help further conserve environmental resources from a water, natural gas, electricity and greenhouse gas perspective. These implementations have yielded significant savings and earned us industry recognition.

We take best practices from our environmental, engineering, production and product selection processes and apply them to all locations whenever possible.

Our water saving programs, which have yielded impressive results, include installing constant batch washers as well as water re-use and recycle programs.

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• Installation of CBWs reduced gallon usage from 1.9 gallons to just 1.25 gallons per pound of laundry.
• Through a combination of bath exchanges, counter flow, and water recycling, the CBW can wash light soil items using as little as 0.4 gallons of water per pound processed.
• We are presently working on installing a second CBW in Chino, which will result in a reduction of the plant’s overall water usage to just 1.0 gallon per pound. While 1.0 gallon per pound is not all that unusual for a light soil plant, one gallon per pound is a very respectable number for a combination plant such as Chino.

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Chino also utilizes a water reuse system where clean rinses are captured from the washers, screened, and pumped to a reuse tank. Reuse water is then utilized at the beginning of certain wash formulas in lieu of fresh hot water, resulting in significant savings on water and gas. As a result of these equipment upgrades and process implementations, the Mission Chino facility is saving over 92,000,000 gallons of water annually.

While our water savings are substantial, another factor that plays into our process is the type of chemicals we use. The washroom chemicals used in Chino and all of Mission Linen facilities are environmentally friendly. The detergent we use is Ecolab’s E-Max Detergent which has the EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) label. None of our products contain phosphates or NPE’s. Mission made the commitment to use environmentally friendly detergents in January 2010.

Since the very beginning, our commitment to sustainability has been an important part of the Mission business plan. Our company was built on our ability to give organizations the opportunity to rent and “re-use” textiles, providing them with a cost-effective and earth-conscious approach to doing business. Today, our passion for preserving our environment goes beyond just the products we offer --- it is present in everything that we do.

Our engineering staff consists of 11 employees who design, build and maintain machines, buildings and systems that process garments, linens and other products delivered to nearly 40,000 customers annually. “Our dedicated team never stops looking for new and better ways to conserve our natural resources and make a positive impact on the communities where we live and work.”