People Towels Review and Giveaway (Closed)
PeopleTowels™ is the newest concept in sustainability – 100% organic cotton, reusable personal hand towels that make going green as easy as drying your hands. Switch from paper towels to PeopleTowels to dry your hands in public facilities to saves trees and reduce waste.
A simple substitute for a paper towel to help us cut down on exposure to other people’s germs in public spaces and reduce paper consumption.
Some seriously disturbing facts:
USA is the #1 user of paper:
“The US, with less than 5% of the world’s people, uses 30% of the world’s paper. Each person in the US uses about 335kg of paper each year– that’s 7 times the world average, even twice the average for industrial countries. China has more than 20% or the world’s population. It uses 11% of the world’s paper, about 27 kg per person. India has 16% of the world’s people, consumes just 1% of the world’s paper, and uses less than 4 kg per person per year. The high level of forest consumption in the U.S. is unsustainable–it’s even less sustainable if adopted by everyone else in the world. If everyone in the world used as much paper as the average American, the world would need 7x as much paper. It’s pretty clear that this planet does not have enough ecological space for American consumption habits.” (From Janet Abramovitz: Senior Researcher of World Watch Paper: Paper Cuts)
Corporations can have a big impact:
5000 employees = Annual savings of $215,000 + 1250 trees + a reduction of 115,000 lbs of landfill waste and conservation of 1,250,000 gal water. PeopleTowels estimates that each person uses 2,400 paper towels at work alone, if they are making approximately 5 trips to a public restroom per day each week. That’s equivalent to a case of C Fold paper towels each year, with a case costing an average of $43. This doesn’t include either the cost savings from waste disposal on the backend.
Corporate Sustainability Programs improve retention rates, public image, and employee morale:
According to the Society for Human Resources Management’s (SHRM) 2007 Green Workplace Survey, 61% of employees whose organization participated in environmentally friendly practices reported that they are “very likely” or “likely” to stay with their current organization because of their organization’s environmentally responsible program. In addition, 36% reported improved employee morale and employees reported strong public image (67%) as the top positive outcome of environmentally responsible programs for organizations.
Paper waste fills our landfills:
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, paper made up the largest share – 34% – of municipal solid waste in 2006. While about half of paper waste is recovered for recycling or compost, the other half ends up in landfills, where it does not readily decompose. Recycling alone is also not a cure-all; the recycling process, as well as production from virgin pulp uses water, energy and chemicals.
Paper use effects virgin forests and accelerates global warming:
The National Resources Defense Council states that Americans use an average of 741 pounds of paper, per person, each year. Most of the world’s paper supply comes from timber logged in regions that have an ecologically valuable, biologically diverse habitat. The virgin timber-based pulp and paper industry is the third greatest industrial emitter of global warming pollution. Its carbon dioxide emissions are projected to double by 2020. Source: http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/tissue.asp
I really do hope you take a couple extra moments out and read that statistics above. Send them around, there is a nifty share button. Not because I need the press but this ridiculous, wasteful world of paper towels does.
I know most people sit at home and think there is no way they can live with out paper towels. I enourage you to try. Next trip to the store, instead of buying a case of paper towels try to buy a package or two of the car wash cloths, or the “rags” that every store has. Throw those in a basket onyour counter and place your paper towels in the pantry. I think you will be so surprised at how quickly that becomes your new habit.
I have been using People Towels as a replacement for paper towels when I am NOT at home. First off they are adorable, second they are thin enough to be easily portable. I can’t emphasize enough how clutch they were for my NYC trip. Between the plane, the buss to the hotel, the city, public bathrooms…. yes, very clutch indeed.
Practical yet eco-chic, PeopleTowels are small (approx. 9 x 9 inches), absorbent, light-weight and fast-drying
- Six eco-chic designs
- Machine washable and will last for years of constant use
- Designed with a hang tag for easy access when clipped on a purse or a backpack
- Custom fabrics that are 100% Certified Organic Fair Trade Cotton
- One percent of PeopleTowels’ sales go toward preserving the Earth through the 1% for the Planet program
- Created using eco-friendly dyes that are 100% natural and nontoxic. As with most silk screen fabrics, variations in the printing may occur
People Towels has a special going on until the end of the year. Buy 2 Towels and get a free tote bag!
People Towels would also like to offer one Prissy Green reader a set of 5 People Towels! This is $35 value.
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Contest winners are always chosen by random.org and verified per rules. Contest ends at 11:59pm EST, on 12/22. Open to US.
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I really think this is a great idea and have never heard of it but I AM GETTING some and if they are as great as you say all of my family will have them. I cannot stand trees being cut down all the time. Thank you for this idea and looking forward to entering a design in Feb. What a neat idea to take when we travel as the blow dryers have so many germs because they are not cleaned like they should be so I will not use them. Thank you
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