The Current Situation
The use of disposable paper towels is having a devastating impact on the environment. Some of the facts about paper towel consumption and its impact are:
- To make one ton of paper towels, 17 trees and 20,000 gallons of water are polluted.
- Every day, over 3,000 tons of paper towel waste is produced in the US alone.
- Decomposing paper towels produce methane gas, a leading cause of global warming.
- The average person uses 2,400 – 3,000 paper towels at work, in a given year.
Paper towels, even when made of recycled materials, still produce an impact 100% greater than PeopleTowels. Why recycle paper towels when you have Zero Waste with PeopleTowels?
Hand dryers may seem better than paper towels, but they aren’t as efficient as PeopleTowels and carry a heavy environmental burden.
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