A lot of variables are involved in making the choice between installing electric hand dryers and using paper towels. While some of these factors are under your control as a business owner, such as the ...

Everyone has that gross friend who refuses or forgets to wash his (or her!) hands after using the restroom. But for those of you who don’t enjoy spreading fecal bacteria, a handy video from ...

Hand dryers spread much more bacteria than paper towels in a public bathroom setting, according to research from the University of Leeds. To conduct the experiment, researchers contaminated hands with ...

Remember when there were reports of a TikTok trend warning against using hand dryers in public restrooms on hair, and even your own hands? Well, one company is disputing those claims. Excel Dryer, who ...

The restroom at my office has electric hand dryers with little plaques that read, “Thanks for helping us save trees.” Is my company really doing the planet a favor by ditching paper towels? Generating ...

The University of Tennessee announced this week that it will move primarily to hand dryers over paper towels in campus bathrooms. The university says its been composting towels since 2013, but too ...

"Comparison of different hand-drying methods: the potential for airborne microbe dispersal and contamination"- The Journal of Hospital Infection "The Hygienic Efficacy of Different Hand-Drying Methods ...

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Next time you wash your hands in a public restroom, you may want to think twice about heading towards the hand dryers. A viral video circulating on TikTok reveals what happens if you use a hot-air ...