Towels vs. Air Dryers - Kimberly

Towels vs. Air Dryers
10 Big Reasons to
Practice Safe Drying
10 Big Reasons to Practice Safe Drying
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Hygiene
Chapter 2: User Preference
Chapter 3: Sustainability
Chapter 4: Mod* Dispensers and Towels
Chapter 5: Insist on Hygiene in Your
Restroom
10 Big Reasons to Practice Safe Drying
Chapter 1: Hygiene
Healthy and hygienic
workplaces reject air dryers
Research shows air dryers are not
hygienic. In fact, they can add germs†
to your hands and restroom surfaces.
Read on to learn more mind blowing
statistics and see how you can start to
practice safe drying.
† By germs, we are referring to bacteria. 10 Big Reasons to Practice Safe Drying
Chapter 1: Hygiene
Think about it…
You wash your hands right before
lunch, right? Say you dry your hands
with an air dryer. Knowing it deposits
up to 42% more germs†1 on your
fingertips, think what you’ll be having
for lunch when you touch your
sandwich.
† By germs, we are referring to bacteria. 1 University of Westminster, Nov 2008 — a compara?ve study of different hand drying methods 10 Big Reasons to Practice Safe Drying
Chapter 1: Hygiene
Air dryers blow…
up to 194% more bacteria
onto your fingertips.
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Jet air dryers can increase the germ
count on fingertips by up to 42%. And
hot air dryers can increase germs on
fingertips by up to 194%! 1
Both machines harbor bacteria — so
what’s the point of washing your hands
if you could leave the restroom with
germs that you didn’t have when you
came in?
1
University of Westminster,
Nov 2008 — a comparative
study of different hand drying
methods
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Chapter 1: Hygiene
On the other hand…
drying with a paper towel
decreases germs up to 77%.1
2
Touchless towel dispensers really
are touchless, with very few germs
found on their surfaces. And friction
effectively erases germs on hands.
Now that’s practicing safe drying.
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University of Westminster,
Nov 2008 — a comparative
study of different hand drying
methods
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Chapter 1: Hygiene
Jet air dryers…
dirtier than the average toilet seat.
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Jet air dryer surfaces have
contamination levels 75 times
higher than the average toilet seat.2
We’re not kidding.
But you don’t touch the
jet air dryer, right?
2
Consumer Insights Mall Study,
2012 — users’ preference in
hand drying systems
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Chapter 1: Hygiene
Wrong!
It’s not clean…
It’s not touchless.
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In a mall study, jet air dryer users
touched its surface an average of
13 times in a single use.2 (That’s the
same surface that’s dirtier than a toilet
seat.) The air blast forced every single
person to touch the dryer. So it’s not
touchless.
2
Consumer Insights Mall Study,
2012 — users’ preference in
hand drying systems
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Chapter 1: Hygiene
Jet air dryers harbor
bacteria…
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In a restroom people don’t always wash
their hands well. So it’s no surprise that a
2008 study found E. coli and other gut
bacteria on jet air dryer surfaces. 1, 3 That
bacteria can get on your hands as you
dry — and land on you as water droplets
spray out. These dryers should be
cleaned and disinfected regularly. But
they usually aren’t.
Another study found coliform bacteria
on 52% of the jet air dryers tested –
compared to 0% of paper towel
dispensers tested in the same study.3
1
University of Westminster, Nov
2008 — a comparative study of
different hand drying methods
3
Eurofins-Inlab Study, Feb 2012 —
assessment of the microbiological
contamination of three types of
hand drier equipment in public
washrooms
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Chapter 1: Hygiene
Jet air dryers blow…
water droplets containing
bacteria as far as 6 1/2 feet.
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Jet air dryers blow water droplets
containing bacteria from the hands
as far as 6.5 feet! If hands are poorly
washed, staphylococci and coliforms
could be present and these
contaminated water droplets can spray
all over your restroom.1
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University of Westminster,
Nov 2008 — a comparative
study of different hand drying
methods
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Chapter 1: Hygiene
Air dryers cause
cross contamination
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The Mayo Clinic determined that
air dryers cause cross contamination,
deeming them unsuitable for
hospitals and clinics, where hygiene is
paramount.4 Isn’t hygiene just as
important to you?
4
Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Aug
2012 — the hygienic efficacy of
different hand-drying methods
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Chapter 2: User Preference
Single-use paper hand
towels are more satisfying
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61% of users feel that paper hand
towels leave their hands drier and 71%
feel that they dry faster.5
Paper hand towels provide greater
flexibility, helping to keep people
looking their best by:
• Cleaning faces
• Removing make-up
• Eliminating marks on clothing
Fewer complaints, means less work
for you.
5 Paper
Hand Towels vs. Jet Air
Dryers an observation study
UK & France. Redshift
Research for Kimberly-Clark
Professional*, December 2014
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Chapter 2: User Preference
Away from home…
Paper towels are preferred
over jet air dryers.
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When they’re away from home,
only 22% of people using restrooms
prefer air dryers.2
74% believe it’s important to have
towels available to open door handles.2
Spot clean clothing, wipe faces, and
clean up kids are all things that you just
can’t do with an air dryer.
2Consumer
Insights Mall Study,
2012 — users’ preference in
hand drying systems
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Chapter 3: Sustainability
Kleenex® and Scott® Brand
paper towels are sustainable
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• 100% of wood fiber used worldwide by
Kimberly-Clark Corporation comes
from third-party certified suppliers.
• All Kimberly-Clark Professional* paper
towels are compostable.6
• We are the first major towel and tissue
manufacturer in North America to
produce bathroom tissue and towel
products using North Americansourced wheat straw fiber.
• For more highlights view our
2014 sustainability report.
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All Kimberly-Clark Professional*
paper towels can be aerobically
composted in municipal or
industrial facilities in the United
States and Canada by ASTM
D6868-11.
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Chapter 4: Mod* Dispensers and Towels
Mod* Dispenser System
We know how important
hygiene, sustainability, and user
experience are to your business.
Mod* Dispenser systems support
all three by:
• Combining touchless
technology with bacteriareducing benefits of drying
with paper towels
• Providing Kleenex® and Scott®
Brand towel products that are
FSC and ECOLOGO certified
• Using high-capacity towels which results
in fewer change outs and more satisfied
users
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Chapter 5: Insist on Hygiene in Your Restroom
Ready to take the next step?
Research shows that around 30% of
complaints originate from dissatisfaction
with the restroom.7
Presenting users with the right mix of hand
drying methods, like paper towels, can go a
long way towards enabling good hygiene
and user satisfaction.
Request a free trial or demo and learn
more about why towels are the right
choice for office buildings at
www.KCProfessional.com/CHESS
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Ibisworld Industry Report N7311 Commercial Cleaning Services in Australia, August 2013.
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