I wanted to share some exciting news. A leading Massachusetts-based research university study has proven that the Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer is the most sustainable way to completely dry hands. Paper towels and warm air hand dryers have the highest environmental toll according to this comprehensive lifecycle analysis (LCA), generating 70% or more carbon emissions than the Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer. Rather than warm air, the Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer uses sheets of cool, clean air to literally scrape water from hands.
LCA is the most accurate way to measure a company’s overall environmental impact. LCA considers every aspect of a product or service. Water consumption, materials and manufacturing, transport, end-of-life disposal – all opportunities for businesses improve and reduce their impact.
To access the executive summary and learn more about the report, please visit http://msl.mit.edu/publications/HandDryingLCA-ExecutiveSummary.pdf. The full report is also available if you are interested.
Life Cycle Assessment of Hand Drying Systems Results
If every US citizen[1] visited the restroom just once a day for a year and used two paper towels each time, there would be enough paper waste to cover all of Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Atlanta, Orlando, Seattle, Portland, Washington, D.C., and Miami…Twice! Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer creates none.








