With sustainability a key consideration for every business purchase, buyers should be mindful to select products that suit their own objectives and washroom & cleaning needs. But this mindset does not always go hand in hand with cost saving opportunities. The Raphael washroom range of paper hygiene and soap products, manufactured by Northwood Hygiene Products (NHP), is the perfect example of sustainability and washroom cost reduction working harmoniously together to deliver operational excellence.
Circularity is at the heart of the Raphael washroom range. It features a comprehensive range of recycled paper products in both toilet tissue and hand towel. Manufactured predominantly from sorted office waste in the UK, recycled products ensure that we maximise the value of nature’s precious resources. But we don’t just stop at our paper products. Launching in 2025, the Raphael paper dispenser range now includes recycled plastic content, with the up to 100% recycled content, further demonstrating a commitment to using sustainable and responsibly sourced materials and supporting the circular economy.
Using products featuring recycled materials is a great starting point for your business to demonstrate they are taking steps to minimise their environmental impact. Naturally coloured products such as the new Raphael natural hand towel range are also a great visual impact for showcasing environmental responsibility. Called ‘natural’, the paper colour is derived from its non-traditional waste material, primarily brown cartons. The result is the un-dyed brown paper products, with strong properties ideal for hand towels, and its reduced chemical usage minimises the products environmental impact.
And so how can sustainability and cost reduction go hand in hand? Don’t ‘environmentally friendly’ products usually cost more?
A well designed and engineered product, as is the case with our Roll Towel dispensers can change user habits, limit towel consumption and therefore have a significant impact on your washroom costs. Delivering a flat towel, one at a time, slows the typical user’s habit of grabbing unnecessary quantities of towels, which can lead to a reduction in towel consumption.
And with the VersaTwin™ toilet tissue dispenser, stub waste can be a thing of the past due to the innovative infinity paper system, allowing for a seamless replenishment rolls without having to clutter cisterns, have rolls on the floor or losing them to the waste bin.
*2x VersaTwin 125m rolls versus 2x CTR 29m rolls assuming 1m of tissue used per visit.
Using and wasting less paper can significantly reduce your washroom costs. Consumption reduction also has the potential to reduce plastic and board packaging waste, reducing pressure on your waste disposal and waste disposal costs.
But savings don’t have to stop there. High capacity dispensers can reduce the amount of labour needed to regularly replenish tissues and towels. The VersaTwin tissue dispenser can potentially service up to an additional 192 visitors per refill versus a twin conventional toilet roll dispenser*. Lasting longer between refills and requiring fewer replenishments particularly excels in facilities open for extended periods, giving an added assurance that facilities can successfully operate with tissue availability for facility users.
Dispensers are supplied free-on-loan, meaning that washrooms can be upgraded and installed with a full new suite at no cost.
To complete the sustainability offering, manufacturer NHP also provide a closed loop recycling service for hand towel waste. Organisations looking to increase recycling rates of their facility can now recycle used hand towels to be manufactured back into paper hygiene products, further optimising the use of natural resources. Hygiene paper cannot be recycled via tradition paper recycling routes as it is an end-of-life cycle products, and would otherwise likely be destined for landfill or energy.
With every Raphael installation, NHP pledges the planting of a tree with UK charity Trees for Cities, with over 1,700 trees donated to date.
Contact your local service centre today to start the discussion on how Raphael or Green Loop can reduce your washroom costs or improve your washroom sustainability today.
