College students may find it challenging to do laundry between attending classes, studying for exams and working at their jobs. Washing, folding, and drying clothes takes precious time that today’s students might not have with all of their day-to-day responsibilities. The Laundry Chute aims to provide this market with a peer-to-peer (P2P) solution to their laundry needs. The company […]
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The Laundry Chute brings a service — and job opportunities — to Pittsburgh’s college students
Today, The Laundry Chute is a Pittsburgh startup that leverages digital tech and the growing gig economy. But back in 2015, they began as a surprisingly traditional business. A Laundry Chute truck would pick up dirty clothes from students at college campuses around Pittsburgh, then they’d wash those clothes and drive them back to campus […]
The Laundry Chute Featured on CBS News Radio; World News Round Up
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The Laundry Chute, LLC Expands Collegiate Partnership in 2019-2020 Academic Year
The peer-to-peer laundry service will launch at local Pittsburgh colleges and beyond PITTSBURGH, Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Laundry Chute, LLC is proud to expand its collegiate services in Pittsburgh and beyond in the upcoming 2019-2020 school year, providing peer-to-peer, on-demand laundry ecosystems to increase campus machine uses. To bolster its services, The […]
It all comes out in the wash for Pittsburgh’s ‘Uber of laundry’
By Julia Mericle – Technology Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times After an initial partnership with coin-operated laundry machine giant CSC ServiceWorks last year, Pittsburgh-based startup The Laundry Chute announced an agreement with Church & Dwight, the company that owns brands Arm & Hammer and OxiClean, Wednesday. The Laundry Chute allows student customers to drop off laundry […]