Here’s another reason to dislike those air-blowers: I found an article on webmd.com that stated that the air-blower hand dryers in public restrooms may spread more germs than using paper towels. According to the article, British researchers conducted a study where they placed bacteria on the hands of volunteers, had them wash their hands and dry them using three different methods – warm air-dryers, high powered jet air-dryers, or paper towels. Afterward, they measured the airborne bacteria levels and found higher amounts of bacteria around both air-dryers, with bacteria levels around the jet air dryers 4.5 times higher than the warm air dryers and 27 times higher than the paper towel holders. Further, they found that bacteria hung around in the air long after the air-dryers were done being used.
Businesses typically choose air-dryers for drying hands to reduce the amount of time they need to spend replenishing supplies, emptying trash, and servicing their bathrooms, plus they believe they are more environmentally friendly. But the truth is, you can still be environmentally friendly while using paper towels. Here’s a start - Mike told me that all the paper that A Cleaner World Commercial Services uses is 100% post-consumer recycled. Besides purchasing paper towels made from recycled materials, you could also:
- Put a separate bin in the restroom to collect paper towels because, while they typically cannot be recycled, they are compostable. You could compost them yourself or work with a company that does that sort of thing.
- Use a paper towel dispenser that limits the number of paper towels you can pull at one time. Here are some options, all of which limit the number of towels dispensed at a time.
Georgia Pacific enMotion® Wall Mount Automated Touchless Towel Dispenser
Vondrehle Center Pull Dispenser
Vondrehle Mechanical Dispenser
- Provide a paper towel that is thick enough to absorb most of the water so that folks use fewer towels.
- Finally, all restrooms need regular servicing, and A Cleaner World Commercial Services, with the proper products, can help you reduce the amount of time spent servicing restrooms while keeping them more sanitary.
I also like using paper towels instead of dryers. This is my personal preference. But this is not so environmentally friendly, even adhering to those items that are specified in the article. I wrote in my dissertation (more info can be seen in our blog buyessay.org/blog/) about the problems of ecology and another way to reduce such waste is recycling.
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