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Going green & Saving green
When students and staff return to school in September, they will notice a few changes to the bathroom supplies. These simple changes will make a big impact on the district’s bottom line and improve the district’s recycling efforts.
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New toilet paper dispensers hold twice the amount of paper and reduces the time the custodial staff spends refilling the dispensers. This change will save an estimated 120 custodial labor hours a year.
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The new toilet paper rolls are coreless — meaning they don’t have a cardboard tube. Over the course of the school year, this change will reduce approximately eight cubic yards of cardboard from BISD’s recycling bins.
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The new toilet paper is single-ply and more gentle on the district’s plumbing system, reducing the incidents of clogged pipes.
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The new paper towel dispensers are more efficient and will reduce waste by an estimated 15%.
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The new soap dispensers release 0.4 ounces of soap per pump, as opposed to the old version’s 0.9 ounces. Most people use two pumps per hand-washing episode and 0.8 ounces is plenty to get your hands lathered up and clean. (Really need a good scrub? Go ahead and pump more.)
- The new soap containers are fully recyclable. Over the course of the school year, this will save 12 cubic yards of plastic from going into the landfill.
When you notice the spiffy new dispensers throughout the district, take a moment and appreciate how small changes can lead to great outcomes. BISD Custodial Supervisor Dane Fenwick estimates that switching to these new products will save the district $6,300 in supply costs this year. That’s money that is no longer going down the drain!