Ask Jim Nolan
Senior Vice-President of Operations, Finance
& Administration of Gillette Stadium
When it comes to energy conservation and sustainability, the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium have created a Green Dynasty. With over 125 XLERATOR® custom cover dryers installed throughout Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place, the organization is saving an average of $50,000 per year in paper towels, maintenance and waste removal costs – the high-speed, energy-efficient dryers have also kept more than 6,264,000 paper towels per year from going into landfills.
Questions
- How have patrons responded to the transition from paper towels to high-speed energy-efficient XLERATOR hand dryers?
- Restroom patrons are looking for a fast (and sanitary) restroom experience. The new high-speed energy-efficient hand dryers have helped improve the flow of traffic and overall cleanliness in the restrooms. More and more people have encountered high-speed hand dryers in restrooms across the world. Public opinion is changing in favor of such dryers, both for their environmental benefits as well as their effectiveness. Our XLERATOR dryers feature the Patriots’ logos and an environmental message, letting our fans know why we’ve switched from paper towels to high-speed hand dryers. Our fans definitely appreciate their speed, effectiveness and environmental benefits.
- Since XLERATOR dryers were installed, what's the biggest difference you've noticed in terms of the restroom maintenance? How has the maintenance staff responded to the change?
- Eliminating paper towels has saved us both time and money. Before we installed XLERATOR hand dryers, we were using over 6.2 million paper towels per year at a cost of over $50,000 for paper, maintenance and waste removal. The maintenance staff no longer has to deal with cleaning up bacteria-laden paper towels off the floor, in the sinks and in the restroom stalls. Not having to pick-up paper towels, restock dispensers or pay for the removal of waste will save the stadium thousands of dollars in additional operating expenses.
The Official Hand Dryer of
The New England Patriots
Senior Vice-President of Operations, Finance & Administration of
Gillette Stadium
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