In doing research on the sustainability of the textile sector, I came across this company that makes a reusable towel dispenser incorporating cloth as opposed to paper. They do business with the big wigs in textiles, most notably Lenzing (makers of TENCEL), so it seems legit.
And if this company does it, I’d wager that others do too.
Imagine if we had this in all countries as opposed to paper towels. Maybe cloth towels + hand dryers for the best of both worlds.
Edit: better link with video showing operation & maintenance.
These are pretty damn great as long as they keep the sanitizer stocked. Otherwise they get gross really fast.
They are great for employee/shop restrooms, but public and especially transportation (see airports and train stations) restrooms have too much through traffic to adequately upkeep.
In doing research on the sustainability of the textile sector, I came across this company that makes a reusable towel dispenser incorporating cloth as opposed to paper. They do business with the big wigs in textiles, most notably Lenzing (makers of TENCEL), so it seems legit.
And if this company does it, I’d wager that others do too.
Imagine if we had this in all countries as opposed to paper towels. Maybe cloth towels + hand dryers for the best of both worlds.
Edit: better link with video showing operation & maintenance.
These are pretty damn great as long as they keep the sanitizer stocked. Otherwise they get gross really fast.
They are great for employee/shop restrooms, but public and especially transportation (see airports and train stations) restrooms have too much through traffic to adequately upkeep.
I’ve never seen one that wasn’t disgusting
They are an engineered solution. Most likely you’ve seen them used in situations they weren’t designed for, ie public restrooms with base models.
They typically have a # of users they can accommodate per hour without deterioration.
I love these things but they really do have limited use cases.
Those things have been around forever. They were really common in gas station bathrooms when I was a kid.