A poorly designed hand towel dispenser can also dramatically add to a school’s costs. For example, C-fold dispensers make it difficult for the user to pull out a single towel at a time which means pupils will take out clumps of towels, discarding the unwanted ones and creating more waste plus mess for the cleaner.
To avoid the expense of installing a dispenser some schools chose to leave paper towels lying loose on the washroom units instead. But many of these towels will become wet and soggy as pupils drip their wet hands on to them. And some towels will end up on the floor, leading to more waste and mess.
A good option for a busy school washroom is a high- capacity roll system that gives out towels individually and that protects the towels before use. The Tork PeakServe Continuous Hand Towel Dispenser, for example, caters for over 1,000 washroom visitors between refills - 600 more than most other dispensers. The towels are divided into bundles and a new bundle may be inserted into the unit at any time. And the dispenser has been designed to give out sheets of paper singly to avoid excess use and keep down costs.
Paper waste can also be an issue in the school kitchen. Staff here will need to respond quickly when there has been a spill on the floor or on food surfaces. And if they use paper from a loose roll or centrefeed, they may extract an unnecessarily long length of paper in their rush to address the issue.
Loose rolls left lying around on the kitchen units could quickly become wet or contaminated by foodstuffs which will make them unsuitable for use. And the entire roll will then need to be thrown away.
Here again, a switch to a product in a well-designed dispenser will dramatically reduce consumption. For
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example, the Tork Reflex Singlesheet Centrefeed system gives out only one sheet of paper at a time, reducing paper consumption by up to 37%. The unit also protects the product from splashes and contamination before use to prevent any wastage.
School canteens often provide disposable napkins for pupils to take with their lunches. But many of these will be wasted because the design of most napkin dispensers makes it difficult to withdraw a single napkin at a time. As a result, pupils will take out a clump of napkins and use just one or two while the remainder will be discarded.
This issue can be addressed by installing dispensers that give out napkins singly, such as the Tork XpressNap. This can achieve reductions in napkin consumption of up to 25% which makes it a sustainable choice.
There are many other tweaks that can be made to keep down costs – particularly in the school washroom. Automatic lights and taps that only come on when students need them will keep down electricity and water bills, for example.
Dual flush toilet systems that allow pupils to choose between a half or a full-flush can also help to reduce bills. And waterless urinals are said to require little maintenance and eliminate the issue of clogged drains while also saving on water.
The cost-of-living crisis will no doubt drag on and we will all be forced to continue to seek creative new ways of saving money. But by making a few sensible decisions in the washroom and kitchen, schools will be able to achieve more with less and curb their costs.
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