NO SHOES ON THE CARPET! » Green http://www.brandonduke.com The random ramblings of brandon duke Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 My Green Act of the Week – Saving the Trees http://www.brandonduke.com/2008/06/my-green-act-of-the-week-saving-the-trees/ http://www.brandonduke.com/2008/06/my-green-act-of-the-week-saving-the-trees/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:37:49 +0000 Brandon http://www.brandonduke.com/?p=256 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. 

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