Compare yearly CO₂e from paper towels versus an electric dryer for the same number of dries.
| Paper kg | – |
| Dryer kg | – |
| Saved kg | – |
Use this calculator for a restroom or kitchen when you want a mass-of-carbon comparison between paper and a warm-air dryer.
The calculation is: kg = dries per day × days × grams CO₂e per dry / 1,000. Saved kg is paper minus dryer. Defaults of 12 g (paper) and 4 g (dryer) are planning figures for one dry; real towels, dryer wattage, and grid carbon move those numbers.
This is not a hygiene ranking and it ignores the dryer manufacture and the paper supply chain beyond the grams you type.
Dries / day: How many times hands are dried in a typical day.
Paper g CO₂e / dry: Grams of CO₂e for one paper-towel dry.
Dryer g CO₂e / dry: Grams of CO₂e for one electric-dryer cycle.
Days: How many days to total. 365 is a year.
Paper / dryer kg: Carbon of each option over that period.
Saved kg: Paper minus dryer.
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