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#Walk away when you are done. Most hand dryers in use today also shut off automatically when you walk away or when you withdraw your hands from underneath the dryer. Some models also shut off after a specific amount of time. [[Image:Use a Hand Dryer Step 9.jpg|center]]
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#Walk away when you are done. Most hand dryers in use today also shut off automatically when you walk away or when you withdraw your hands from underneath the dryer. Some models also shut off after a specific amount of time. [[Image:Use a Hand Dryer Step 9.jpg|center]]
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===Considering the Advantages and Disadvantages of Hand Dryers===
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===Considering the Advantages and Disadvantages of Hand Dryers===
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#Save trees and water. Instead of reaching for the roll of paper towels, use a hand dryer to save trees and water.
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#Save trees and water. Instead of reaching for the roll of paper towels, use a hand dryer to save trees and water.<ref>http://nationswell.com/paper-towels-hand-dryer-better-for-environment-health/</ref>[[Image:Use a Hand Dryer Step 10.jpg|center]]
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#*To replace the paper towels that we discard on a daily basis, 51,000 trees have to be cut down every day.
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#*To replace the paper towels that we discard on a daily basis, 51,000 trees have to be cut down every day.
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#*To produce one ton of paper towels, 17 trees are cut down and 20,000 gallons of water are required.
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#*To produce one ton of paper towels, 17 trees are cut down and 20,000 gallons of water are required.
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#Reduce waste. Using hand dryers as opposed to paper towels cuts down significantly on waste.
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#Reduce waste. Using hand dryers as opposed to paper towels cuts down significantly on waste.[[Image:Use a Hand Dryer Step 11.jpg|center]]
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#*On a global scale, our discarded paper towels result in an estimated 254 million tons of trash every year.
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#*On a global scale, our discarded paper towels result in an estimated 254 million tons of trash every year.
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#*In the United States we consume over 13 billion pounds of paper towels every year.
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#*In the United States we consume over 13 billion pounds of paper towels every year.
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