We look at the drawbacks and benefits to both hand dryers and paper towels to see which comes out on top when it comes to which you should be using.

1. Hand Dryers
Paper Towels

2. The debate continues. Which is
better hand dryers or paper
towels when it comes the best
way to dry your hands?

3. Environmental Impact
• Electricity used to
power but how
does that compare
to the amount used
for paper towel
production?
• One-off delivery so
less CO2
• No rubbish
Hand Dryers Paper Towels
• Trees are destroyed
and transported
• High environmental
cost of the
manufacturing,
packaging &
delivery processes
• Majority not
recycled

4. Efficiency
• Can be used by only
one person at a
time
• Tekflo dryers can
dry hands in under
10 seconds –
perhaps quicker
than a paper towel
Hand Dryers Paper Towels
• Can be used by
several people
simultaneously

5. Economic Cost
• Initial cost high
• But will pay for
themselves in
under a year based
on it being used
over 100 times a
day
Hand Dryers Paper Towels
• Can cost around
£2000 a year in
rubbish and
maintenance

6. Conclusion
These factors are all interdependent when deciding
which method of drying hands is better for you.
But it is clear that the development of hand dryers
should be encouraged to provide long-term
sustainability and ongoing efficiency. Something
that we do here at Tekflo.
Take a look at our affordable range of hand dryers
here:
http://www.tekflo.com/