My Green Act of the Week – Saving the Trees

The restrooms on my floor give you the choice when drying your hands of using either the traditional, but wasteful, paper towels or the energy efficient, save the trees, hand dryer.  However, I do not particularly care for the hand dryer as it takes far too long to dry and I am a man always on the go.  I want to be earth friendly but I also want to be in and out.  So I have come up with a way to use the paper towels and be earth friendly without wasting my time.  After washing my hands, I will use the paper towels.  However, as I am drying my hands with the paper towels, I simultaneously hold my hands under the hand dryer.  This way, as my hands dry, so will the towels.  Then, I shove the dried towels back into the dispenser so that they can be reused.

I’m happy, the earth is happy, problem solved.Â