TRSA is taking a data-driven look at key healthcare, industrial and food/beverage (F&B) textile products to compare their environmental impacts to disposable equivalents. The analysis will produce peer-reviewed data, proving the choice of reusables over disposables is a plus for preventing global warming. This will provide concrete evidence for textile services providers’ long-held contention that laundered textiles are the greener alternative.
 
This effort is TRSA’s first major research project in this vein since 1992, when we showed why reusable napkins and wipers are better for reducing municipal solid waste (MSW). That study quantified the diminished impact on ...