Sometimes one IS enough
In public washrooms, soap and paper towels are available for free - so it’s easy to get into the habit of using lots of both. Yet when it comes to clean hands, one pump of soap and one paper towel are usually enough to do the job.
I believe most people want to do the right thing - but often we need little reminders. If every soap dispenser had a little sign next to it, “Please use just one pump” and if every paper towel dispenser had a little sign “Paper comes from trees - please use as little as possible”, I bet a lot less soap would get used and many trees (and dollars) could be saved.
Agree? If so, check out attractive, free signs here. Download them, print them and post them in washrooms at your school, office, business or other public place. I’m betting you’ll see an instant difference!
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