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Over 10 years ago, Easydry released an environmental report that compared the environmental impact of Easydry disposable towels to cotton towels. For the first time ever, the carbon footprint of disposable towels were measured. This research educated the hair, barber and beauty industries on the negative environmental impacts of cotton towels. It informed salons about how Easydry disposable towels could reduce their carbon footprint, water & electricity usage and toxic contamination. We would like to celebrate how this research has allowed salons to become more eco-friendly over the past decade by revising some of the results of this report.<\/p>

The 2011 Environmental Report included a summary of an independent Life Cycle Analysis of an Easydry disposable towel to a cotton one. The report included a comparison of water usage, carbon emissions, the use of toxic chemicals and land usage for raw material. The following startling statistics were uncovered:<\/p>

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From introducing the first ever sustainable disposable towel to releasing the first ever report that compared the lifecycles of disposable towel to cotton towels, Easydry founder and CEO, Anne Butterly made the following remarks:<\/p>

\u201cWhen you look at the environmental research on Easydry disposable versus cotton towels, you can clearly see that Easydry is significantly kinder to the environment. It may sound contradictory but a single-use product, in this case, an Easydry disposable towel, has a lower carbon footprint, water and electricity usage as well as lower environmental contamination than a reusable cotton towel. Cotton towels require frequent high temperature washes and drying cycles. This consumes huge quantities of water and electricity while releasing chemically contaminated water and microplastics into water systems. Easydry fibres are 100% biodegradable and compostable, whereas cotton towels are often mixed with synthetics and end up in landfill sites where they take 1000\u2019s of years to fully break down.\u201d<\/p>

Click below to find out more about how Easydry products are eco-friendly<\/p>

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FSC Recertified \u2013 Keeping up with the highest levels of sustainability<\/strong><\/p>

A secondary 10 year celebration at Easydry comes in the form of a FSC recertification. Easydry have passed their FSC recertification audit and can now celebrate ten years of being FSC Certified. This FSC Certification confirms that Easydry is manufacturing from ethically and sustainably managed forests. Not only that,\u00a0 but it also means that they are not participating in:<\/p>