The dispensers that work with a giant roll also need less frequent refilling, because the paper is packed together much more than with the fanfold paper towels.

The "touchless" dispensers are more hygienic. Plus I bet they cut down on paper use as well, because you can't just rip out 4-5 towels at a time.

Patrik

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 12:33 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla@riseup.net> wrote:

The existing paper towel dispensers in the bathrooms can mostly be opened by just pulling them open with a little bit of force. If that doesn't work, you can use something like a regular key, butter knife, or flathead screwdriver to turn the latch on the top.

The only bathroom that doesn't have a paper towel dispenser is the one by CCL. I agree soap dispensers would be good.

Laura

On 1/9/17 9:04 AM, Julio Rios wrote:

Adding Commons.  I've also been thinking about this.  We do have towel dispensers in the bathrooms, and stacks of paper towels in the cleaning supplies closet (across from the Small Classroom), but I usually can't figure out how to open the dispensers, so I've often seen paper towns stacked somewhere in the bathroom. 

I would be supportive of a solution that is more robust for both paper towels and soap dispensers.

On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 8:39 PM Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd@gmail.com> wrote:

How do we feel about paper towel dispensers at the Omni? Are we intentionally doing without, to save some trees? Are people worried the paper towel roll will get stolen? Or have we just not bothered putting any up yet?

I'm planning to get one for our lab sink in CCL, but I'd love to have one in each bathroom at the Omni. 

Touchless towel dispensers start at $25 at Office Depot. There's probably better places to get them too...

Patrik

PS: Ditto for wall-mounted soap dispensers...

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