Easy Peasy Tip: Keep a towel at work!
By tinychoices | February 6, 2010
This is a tip so simple that we’re ashamed we didn’t think of it ourselves. Sure, we talk a lot about keeping cloth napkins and hankies on hand so you can avoid disposables. We even have talked about the best way to dry your hands in a public bathroom! so of COURSE we should have thought to suggest that we all bring a small towel (or even a washcloth) to work – you can keep it at your work station and bring it with you to the bathroom, or make the dash back to your desk with wet hands.
[tip via smart2begreen]
Will this work for you at your place of employ?
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Topics: Easy Peasy Tips | 5 Comments »
holy cow. i never thought of this either.
I used to bring a little washcloth with me to the bathroom and to the kitchen to dry my dishes at work. I started letting my hands just air dry instead, but I think it’s grossing out my coworkers. So I think I should go back to using a personal towel.
Luckily I work at someone elses home so I just use the towels in their bathroom, but this is a brilliant idea and something I never would have thought of,
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I worked out a little while ago that by bringing in a towel instead of using the paper towels in the bathroom, I can save around 87 kilograms of carbon emissions a year.
So I have been. Everyone at work thinks I am a total hippy anyway.