Interesting blog and campaign that I think as many as possible should be supporting – here’s some facts from the campaign :
Quick Facts about “These Come From Trees”
- Testing shows a “These Come From Trees” sticker on a paper towel dispenser reduces paper towel consumption by ~15%
- A typical fast food restaurant with two bathrooms can use up to 2000 pounds of paper towels a year
- The average coffee shop uses 1000 pounds of paper towels a year
- A single tree produces around 100 pounds of paper
- A single “These Come From Trees” sticker can save around a tree’s worth of paper, every year
- Roughly 50,000 fast food restaurants in the US
- 200,00 gas stations in the US
- 14,000 McDonalds’ in the US
- There are 10,000 Starbucks in the US
this makes an impact ! – go buy them stickers!
(ps- everything is licensed under a creative commons license)
February 27th, 2007 at 6:35 am
That’s cool! I usually just shake my hands a couple times and then wipe them on my jeans. Only ocassionally do I get a sideways glance….
February 27th, 2007 at 7:09 am
thanks Summer – Im happy to help giving you new information
February 28th, 2007 at 1:11 am
i love this idea, i will help spread the word!
February 28th, 2007 at 5:18 am
thanks Arcadia – I think it’s very simple but really effective…
November 6th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
i manage 4 salons, and a lot of the time i will have to supply them with paper towels, and toilet paper, etc. so i would love to know where i can get 4 of these stickers (at least) so that i can put them in my salons!! such a simple, but great idea- i love it!!