If you've used a restroom on Tennessee's campus, you probably saw a sign asking you to recycle your used paper towel. Soon, those signs will be coming down, along with the paper towel dispensers. More ...

Over the past few years, public bathrooms have been invaded by motion-activated faucets, soap dispensers, and hand dryers. At the sink, I spend half my time moving my hands in various positions, ...

A lot of variables are involved in making the choice between installing electric hand dryers and using paper towels. While some of these factors are under your control as a business owner, such as the ...

Simon Lockrey has conducted numerous funded streamlined and full peer reviewed ISO14040 compliant LCAs for industry and government as a Research Fellow at RMIT Centre for Design/ Centre for Design and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y – Don’t touch that paper towel! High-speed hand dryers are cleaner, more environmentally friendly and save a bundle over time. This is what some UB students discovered when they studied ...

Modern 'jet-air' hand dryers promise to dry the hands in seconds, shooting air out at 400mph to blow away moisture. But they could also be spreading bacteria around the room, according to new research ...

Which of hand dryers or paper towels have the greatest impact on the environment? asks Simon Lockrey. Are your paper towels recycled or tree-pulped, your dryers power-hungry and long-blowing or ...

It’s the age-old question that continues to baffle many of us in the bathroom: when you come to drying your hands, should you reach for the paper towel, or the electric dryer? For some, this decision ...