Environmental Benefits of Textile Rental Services By using textile rental services, you can help reduce waste and conserve natural resources. Here's why: Commercial laundries use 64% less water, 73% less energy, and 90% less chemicals than typical home laundering practices. Air emissions are reduced. Boilers and dryers are constantly monitored and maintained for peak efficiency. Lint filters collect lint from dryers. Solid waste is minimized. Laundry operations produce little solid waste. "Consumable" items such as hangers are reclaimed and reused. Did you know: If all employee uniforms were professionally processed instead of only one-third of them, our country would conserve 20 billion gallons of water and 10 million kilowatts of electricity annually? Paper towels used for hand drying produce 22 times more solid waste than single-service cabinet towels and cost twice as much? Paper napkins produce almost 10 times more waste than cloth napkins? Throwaway paper examination gowns create 6 times more waste than cloth and cost considerably more (also, disposal of this waste is difficult and costly)? Using single-use paper towels for wiping spills produces 3 times more waste than cloth bar or counter towels? Help the environment, Search for Textile Rental Companies [ Consumer | Public | Members | ASK TRSA First!] ©1996 TRSA, 1130 E. Beach Blvd. Suite B, Hallandale, Florida, 33009. All Rights Reserved.