Editor’s Note: This article, originally published on November 15, 2011, was updated today with a response from Kimberly-Clark Professional.
It’s a question that bedevils facility managers. What’s the most environmentally conscious and cost effective way for people to dry their hands in company and public restrooms?
Paper towels made from recycled content? Electric hand dryers? Cotton towels that need to be laundered?
Dyson, the maker of the cold air-driven hand dryers, contends its Airblade is the best option when it comes to energy efficiency and commissioned a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to look into the matter.