Think before you act to help save our environment! Think before you dry!
Electric hand dryers in restrooms are twice as energy-efficient as paper towels, even towels made from recycled paper. The production of the electricity that powers electric dryers generates greenhouse gases, but the production of paper towels is twice as energy-intensive and creates more greenhouse gases overall. Additionally, the manufacture of paper towels emits pollutants, and many paper towels are produced from virgin wood - not recycled material.
Source: Sierra Club, October, 1 2007
Start with small things to make a big difference for our world. Start by thinking first - then acting!
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Ken Courtade, Keller Williams Realty, Arlington, VA
2 Comments on Green Tip of the Day: Hand Dryers are Better! Ken Courtade, Keller Williams, Arlington
OCT
02
2007
For a business and economic aspect the blowers have to be better, but don't you hate it when you wash your hands in a restroom and you have to wait for them to dry under a blower. There are always pros and cons which ones out way the others that is the question.
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