How many paper towels do you use to dry your hands? Two? Three? More? What if you could complete the task and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time? Just use Shake & Fold!
Here’s what to do:
- After washing them, shake your hands to remove some of the water.
- Fold a single paper towel in half, and it will completely dry your hands!
Paper towels contribute to climate change at each stage of their life cycle. It takes fossil-fueled machines to harvest trees, then process, manufacture, package, and deliver paper towels. Then after one use, trucks pick up the waste and drive to the landfill, where they decompose, releasing methane. Sadly, Americans send over six billion tons of paper towels to the landfill each year.
You can share Shake & Fold by placing stickers on mirrors or paper towel dispensers in public bathrooms (with permission, of course!). Get ten stickers for free by sending a SASE to PO Box 572, Forest Grove, OR 97116, or send $2 (for postage) to “Shake & Fold” through PayPal.
For more info: shakeandfold.org
