{"id":3815,"date":"2013-01-22T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/?p=3815"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:18:21","slug":"cost-effective-paper-towels-making-the-right-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/janitorial-and-maintenance-equipment\/cost-effective-paper-towels-making-the-right-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost-Effective Paper Towels &#8211; Making the Right Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3821\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/D0031_p_thumbProduct1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/D0031_p_thumbProduct1.jpg\" alt=\"Paper towel rolls\" width=\"246\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/D0031_p_thumbProduct1.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/D0031_p_thumbProduct1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paper towel rolls from Wassau Paper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even with everyday items, you have options to save money. When choosing a type of paper towels to buy, it\u2019s important to think about the varieties available and make an informed decision. Cost is a major factor when purchasing your <a title=\"janitorial supplies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/Janitorial-Supplies-50722.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">janitorial supplies<\/a> and it\u2019s wise to consider what will be most cost-effective for your business, warehouse or public building.<\/p>\n<p>The types of paper towels you\u2019re looking at may be either in roll or in folded form. In general, paper towels on a roll will equate to people using fewer towels because they tend to pull folded towels from a dispenser by the handful! Sometimes they even take stacks of them to their desks or work areas to clean spills. Roll dispensers can help control the amount of paper used.<\/p>\n<p>Reasons that roll paper towels are cost-effective include the way they\u2019re made. Manufacturing paper towel rolls is faster because it doesn\u2019t involve cutting and folding operations, and usually there\u2019s less packaging. Roll towels are wound onto a core to a specified length and then slit to the necessary width. Some are wrapped before being put into cases, others are not.<\/p>\n<p>Towel dispensers holding 800 feet rolls of paper are very cost-effective items, but sometimes replacing any existing dispensers made for folded towels isn\u2019t possible. But the short-term cost of replacing dispensers is less than the long-term savings. Changing from folded commercial towels to roll towels saves labor \u2013 they need less-frequent replacement \u2013 and could eliminate as much as 1\/3 of waste. If you know how much you\u2019re paying every year, you know that\u2019s a big deal!<\/p>\n<p>Roll towels also need less storage space. This could be a key factor in locations where space is limited.<\/p>\n<p>So when placing a paper towel order, consider all your options. Are roll paper towels better for your building\u2019s restrooms? The benefits could be fewer \u201crun-out\u201d incidents, less refilling, more dispensing control and less waste. Ultimately choosing the best, cost effective paper towel is up to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even with everyday items, you have options to save money. When choosing a type of paper towels to buy, it\u2019s important to think about the varieties available and make an informed decision. Cost is a major factor when purchasing your janitorial supplies and it\u2019s wise to consider what will be most cost-effective for your business, &#8230; <a title=\"Cost-Effective Paper Towels &#8211; Making the Right Choice\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/janitorial-and-maintenance-equipment\/cost-effective-paper-towels-making-the-right-choice\/\" aria-label=\"More on Cost-Effective Paper Towels &#8211; Making the Right Choice\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[291],"tags":[737,918,919,920],"class_list":["post-3815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-janitorial-and-maintenance-equipment","tag-janitorial-supplies","tag-paper-towels","tag-towel-dispensers","tag-waste-reduction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12896,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815\/revisions\/12896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}