A Green Choice?

We all like to think we do our bit for the environment, with most of us recycling as much as we can at home and even opting for cars with lower emissions. However, making the green choice is not always easy. For example, have you considered the impact how you dry your hands could have on the environment?

Many people initially think that using a paper towel would be a greener choice than a hand dryer. Although the production, distribution and disposing of these actually takes up energy, water and trees of course!

In fact it is estimated that just one tonne of paper towels is equivalent to 17 trees!

What’s more, some paper towel brands use chemicals during manufacturing that are harmful to the environment.

Then there is the process of distribution with paper towels. This can use a large amount of petrol or diesel and the CO2 emissions are not good for the environment.

Paper towels need disposing after they have been used too. This normally results in a large amount of landfilled waste because they are not routinely recycled.

So what is the greener alternative?

Well, other than wandering around with wet hands while they air dry, electric hand dryers could be a low-energy, low maintenance choice.

The latest generation of hand dryers, such as the Tekflo Blade, mean that drying hands using a hand dryer uses less energy than ever before thanks to the dryers’ minimal power consumption.

The Tekflo Blade not only reduces drying time (and therefore energy use) by drying hands in just eight seconds but the auto cut-off feature ensures no energy is wasted.

Of course, even electric hand-dryers have an environmental impact, for example, they too must be manufactured and distributed. However, given the life span of hand dryers, which are often several years, the impact is much less significant than with the disposable alternative.

If you would like to find out more about installing Tekflo hand dryers in your

organisation, call the team on 01509 323 036 or head to our website:

www.tekflo.com