Paul Bichler says he can’t understand why every laundry room isn’t eco-friendly.

The co-founder of Peterborough’s Eco Laundry Room on Simcoe St. said he has recently expanded to Toronto where a new location opened its doors in January.

To bring some green star power to the official grand opening, the owners tapped Toronto mayoral candidate George Smitherman to speak on April 21, he said.

“He will talk about eco-conscious businesses and how Ontario’s Green Energy Act is affecting businesses like us,” he said. “We’re getting a lot of good response.”

The Toronto Eco Laundry Room, at 2741 Danforth Ave., is the first of its kind in the GTA, he said.

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From the Peterborough Examiner- April 14, 2010