Electric hand dryers are eco-friendly — but may hide a dirty secret. In an effort to save the environment, public restrooms have begun offering electric hand dryers in place of paper towels, but a ...

When drying my hands in a public bathroom, I frequently have the choice of an electric hot-air dryer or paper towels. Since the label on the hot-air dryer proclaims it is environmentally friendly and ...

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While frequent and thorough handwashing has become a mantra in the public health arena, the job is never finished until the drying stage. Some public restrooms offer single-use paper towels, while ...

Consider the humble electric hand dryer. First introduced in the 1920s, the contraption was advertised as a cheaper, more sanitary alternative to towels. Today, hand dryers are an $800 million ...

Virtually all the major appliances in my off-grid home run on gas, including the refrigerator. Our gas dryer has been a workhorse since we purchased the property in 2006, and it wasn’t new when we ...

When the time comes for a new clothes dryer, the first decision you have to make is between a gas or electric dryer. You may be wondering: Other than their power source, what's the difference? There ...

Which hand dryer is best? While frequent and thorough handwashing has become a mantra in the public health arena, the job is never finished until the drying stage. Some public restrooms offer ...