The restroom at my office has electric hand dryers with little plaques that read, “Thanks for helping us save trees.” Is my company really doing the planet a favor by ditching paper towels? Generating ...

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 ...

Electric hand dryers are eco-friendly — but may hide a dirty secret. In an effort to save the environment, public restrooms have begun offering electric hand dryers in place of paper towels, but a ...

While frequent and thorough handwashing has become a mantra in the public health arena, the job is never finished until the drying stage. Some public restrooms offer single-use paper towels, while ...

When drying my hands in a public bathroom, I frequently have the choice of an electric hot-air dryer or paper towels. Since the label on the hot-air dryer proclaims it is environmentally friendly and ...

With the threat of climate change and global warming looming over the country, more and more people are trying to find ways of making their homes environmentally friendly. One way of making your home ...

Virtually all the major appliances in my off-grid home run on gas, including the refrigerator. Our gas dryer has been a workhorse since we purchased the property in 2006, and it wasn’t new when we ...