Dear Sylvia.
I had dinner at the Balgowlah RSL tonight and while visiting the mens
room, I over heard a discussion of two people arguing whether paper
hand towels or electric hand dryer were better for your skin, and it
got me wondering, which would have less of an environmental foot
print.
I was in the restroom on level two which has both paper and electric
dryer.
The paper towel dispenser dispenses a 23.5cm x 24cm sheet, and the
hand dryer timer goes for 20 seconds and is rated at 1650Wat.
My assumption is that the average paper user would take two pieces of
paper per wipe, and the air dryer user would press the button once.
Kind Regards,
GLIII
