Today, there is a strong focus on being both efficient and environmentally friendly. Commercial hand dryers have helped many businesses and institutions realize the perks of saving the planet and saving money.
Making the choice to give up paper towels eases the burden on the planet. It reduces the waste in landfills, helps preserve our water supplies, and saves and protects trees. Dryers help reduce waste in the following ways:
Research has shown that a typical elementary or high school that uses 30 hand dryers per year will save 17 trees. That’s an astonishing number by anyone’s standard. That means that over the course of one’s high school career, 68 trees can be saved.
Producing paper towels is much more energy-intensive than is the use of hand dryers. There are so many steps to making a paper towel that need to be considered—packaging, transporting and storing.
Yes, it is true that paper towels can be produced from recycled paper, but the problem is that they cannot be recycled themselves. This is what causes the landfills to get fuller and fuller.
Did you know that you would receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design credits when you make the switch to a commercial hand dryer? Who doesn’t want to save money while showing those that enter your restroom that you care about the environment.
Some people say they have found the switch to a commercial hand dryer to be frustrating because it seemed quicker and easier to just use a paper towel. However, today’s hand dryers dry up to three times faster than models that are older and use almost 80 percent less energy. Heat levels can be adjusted, and the dryers even operate much more quietly.
If it’s time that you need to save, a commercial hand dryer will help you do just that. Rather than having your employees constantly restocking the paper towel dispensers and then cleaning up and disposing of the mess that the towels leave behind, you can rest assured knowing that their time is well spent. Dryers require little if any maintenance. A clean, tidy restroom that is free of paper towel waste is pleasant for all who enter and for a business trying to make a good impression.
The bottom line here is that a commercial hand dryer offers more sanitation, saves money, and protects the planet. Make the choice to GO GREEN by installing a state of the art energy efficient commercial hand dryer and throwing out the ugly, brown paper towels. You’ll be glad you did!
