need to pick some brains

[Russian Doll]

as part of the community centre im keen to introduce some ecoish stuff...

i need an alternitive to paper towels and loo roll that normal people will use and will still conform to health and safety

i was thinking bamboo products but i cant find anythinf

any ideas guys

[Evelyn J]

I am opening a community centre in 2 months and we will be using hand dryers and UK made recycled loo paper.

Hope this helps

Eve

[Jandra]

Synchronous posting with Evelyn, but here's what I wrote ...

Well, I don't know any alternative, but I'd think that bamboo would be rather less eco-friendly than recycled paper. It has to come all the way from Asia, after all; unlike recycled paper. I'd go for unbleached, recycled paper. The cotton towel-machine-rolls are washed with harsh chemicals, as far as I know, so I don't think there's much to be gained there.

Perhaps others have better suggestions.

Jandra

[Evelyn J]

yep, was going to mention the air miles, go local and none bleached recycled, as for the hand dryers i have no guilt as the ones we will be using are high powerd and use less power than the normal ones, plus there is no waste to deal with, and nothing for some silly s** to slip trip or fall over or on.

I am ashulming that you either are or want to use eco cleaning products, just a word of H&S advice, make sure the product is recomended by the HSE just incase the same silly s** slips on a floor cleaned with it, if it isnt HSE approved you could find yourself with a compensation clame, seriously, i would not kid you.

Eve

[Russian Doll]

yep, was going to mention the air miles, go local and none bleached recycled, as for the hand dryers i have no guilt as the ones we will be using are high powerd and use less power than the normal ones, plus there is no waste to deal with, and nothing for some silly s** to slip trip or fall over or on.

I am ashulming that you either are or want to use eco cleaning products, just a word of H&S advice, make sure the product is recomended by the HSE just incase the same silly s** slips on a floor cleaned with it, if it isnt HSE approved you could find yourself with a compensation clame, seriously, i would not kid you.

Eve

thankyou did not think of air dryers...doh

i did want to use eco cleaning producys as well..have you found any that would be h and s safe ...

wheres your community centre opening,,is it the first time youve done it

[mrsflibble]

is there any way you can get one of the dyson hand dryers? 'cos aparently they're more economical on energy use than th traditional ones.

[Russian Doll]

is there any way you can get one of the dyson hand dryers? 'cos aparently they're more economical on energy use than th traditional ones.

unfortanatly i have to be careful with money at mo..we only have limited funds untill the rest of funding comes through in april....