At Planet Fitness's 1,742 locations, all 12.5 million members use paper towels to clean each machine and then immediately throw it away. As a moral and eco-conscious society, we cannot allow a giant corporation to negligently perform such wasteful policies when such an easy solution is readily available. Already, gyms around the nation have made the hygienic, cost effective, and eco-friendly switch to reusable Microfiber or Nanofiber Towels, but one of the largest gyms in the nation refuse to adapt with the times. 

One ton of paper towels destroys 17 trees and pollutes 20 thousand gallons of water. That is enough water to sustain a town of 40,000 people. With Planet Fitness's almost 2,000 locations wastefully using tons of paper towels, they destroy hundreds of trees and pollute thousands of gallons of water each year. 

Planet Fitness states they use paper towels because it is the most hygienic option, but advanced Nanofiber technology provide 100,000 fibers per square inch allowing a very hygienic and reusable solution to cleaning their machines without the use of harmful chemicals.  

If Planet Fitness will not make the minor step to sustainability, then we must demand action. We cannot allow short sighted corporations to wastefully destroy our planet.  

Sources: https://investor.planetfitness.com/investors/financial-information/sec-filings/default.aspx​

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