Debby Cean remembers when as many as 30 neckties would be dropped off for dry cleaning at Parkview Cleaners on any given day. But times change, said Cean, who has worked at the State ...

We’ve all been to the dry cleaners, handing over delicate ‘dry clean only’ silk blouses or that white dress you thought you wouldn’t stain on the first wear but did.

A video showing how dry cleaning works has drawn millions of views and sparked discussion online, with many viewers surprised by how the process actually works.

Dry cleaners use more than 300 million pounds of plastic film a year in the U.S. alone—but they don’t have to. There’s that unpleasant moment when you get home from the dry cleaner: You remove the ...