The Canton Car Wash is Baltimore’s “Squeaky Green” full service car wash and auto detailing center. The facility is designed to provide customers with a super clean car at reasonable prices. And because your time is valuable, the facility is also designed to minimize your wait time.

With their soft touch cleaning system, water recycling and biodegradable detergents, Canton Car Wash gives customers the highest quality wash while minimizing clean water and chemical use. And, their business is “green.” As a locally owned business, they live in the neighborhood and want it to thrive and be a place that is environmentally sound for all.

The following principals serve as a guide to help provide the most environmentally friendly car wash possible.

Water Conservation
Canton Car Wash uses latest foam brushes and soft touch technologies. Soft touch provides a much more efficient wash over the old touchless washes that use exorbitant amounts of water and require higher and harsher chemical concentrations only to produce inferior results. The end result is a better product that is also better for the environment. In addition, about 80-90% of our car wash water is recycled. Try and do that in your drive way!

Canton Car Wash also conserves water in their bathrooms by using motion sensing hydro powered Toto faucets and state of the art waterless urinals from Kohler which have the potential to save up to a combined 80,000 gallons of water a year.

Reduced Waste
Canton Car Wash uses only biodegradable detergents and make sure that our suppliers have met stringent environmental standards. They also refuse to use the harsh acids used by many other car washes to clean a car’s rims. These acids are extremely harmful to the environment and over time they damage the car as well.

Canton Car Wash use recycled products wherever possible – in fact, 30% of the 4,200 sq. ft. detail building is constructed of recycled material.

Reduced Urban Footprint
20% of our total area is green space, some of which is planted with indigenous Chesapeake Bay plants. These plants don’t require irrigation, allow rain water to return to the underground aquifers, and enhance the overall feel of the community.

Economic Incentives
Canton Car Wash will do its part to help persuade people to buy more efficient cars by offering our “Half-Off to Hybrids” discount.

Reduced Energy Consumption
Unlike touchless washes, soft touch doesn’t require heating water, offering tremendous energy conservation. Their green technology also extends beyond the wash tunnel. The building is equipped with a tankless hot water heater (for the bathrooms), automatic light sensors, hydro powered faucets, low E glass, solar shading and more.

For more information, visit www.cantoncarwash.com, or find out first-hand at 1101 Ponca Street.