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GOOD FOR THE PLANET –
A PRODUCT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
Leading the industry in transparency: Excel Dryer manufactures the first hand dryers to be EPD Certified by UL Environment.
WHAT IS AN EPD AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
An Environmental Product Declaration is a standardized way of quantifying the environmental impact of a product
by studying the raw materials and energy consumption during its production, use and disposal. For buyers and
specifiers, the EPDs are a disclosure tool that helps purchasers better understand a product’s sustainable qualities
and environmental repercussions so they can make more informed product selections.
To create an EPD, there must first exist Product Category Rules (PCR) which create testing guidelines and reporting
methods through industry consensus, thereby permitting buyers and specifiers to compare products, apples-toapples.
The corresponding EPDs provide insight on the environmental impact of products from cradle-to-grave.
In 2016, UL Environment (a business division of Underwriters’ Laboratories), published the hand dryer PCR,
a first for the industry and the first global standard for any industry. Excel Dryer was asked to chair the committee
to create the PCR, working in collaboration with UL and other leading hand dryer manufacturers, to achieve the
necessary industry consensus.
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