Air Dryers vs. Paper Towels: Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment Study

Air dryers are more environmentally-friendly than paper towels, says this life-cycle study conducted by — who else? — UK air dryer manufacturer Airdri. Over its lifetime, a drier will result in 1.6 tons of CO2 emissions, which the equivalent use of paper towels will spew 4.6 tons of the gas.