10 Years of Reading: Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels: The Surprisingly Dirty Battle for the Right to Dry Your Hands (2019) – podcast

As the Long Read celebrates its tenth anniversary, we’re raiding the archives to bring you a favorite piece every year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors.

This week from 2019: For a century, the humble paper towel dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for toilet supremacy. By Samanth Subramanian