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The Soap You Used in the Hotel, Where did They go?

Mar. 03, 2020

Every time we stay in a hotel, a small piece of soap will be put in the bathroom, and it will be replaced by a cleaner after using it. Have you ever wondered where these soaps you have gone?

These rectangular hotel soaps were housed by a non-profit organization and did some wonderful things, so that these originally soaps that had been discarded were rebuilt and redistributed to people in poor areas. This non-profit organization is called "clean the world".

Globally, 5 million hotel soaps are discarded every day after mild use.

A lot of hotel toiletries were thrown directly into the trash without being used up, which is too wasteful! But with the emergence of the Clean the World non-profit organization, this situation has changed a lot.

Clean the World is a non-profit organization headquartered in Orlando, USA. It specializes in collecting unused cleaning supplies in hotels around the world, cleaning, melting, disinfecting, injection molding and packaging them, and finally making new soap and cleaning kits , Sent to charities and non-governmental organizations around the world, and ultimately used to help people who need these health supplies but have difficulty accessing them, keeping them personally clean and away from the disease.

According to survey research, 5 million pieces of soap are discarded every day worldwide. At the same time, 9,000 children die every day because they can't keep their bodies clean, and if we can give them soap and teach them how to wash their hands, we can cut this number in half.

Rectangular Hotel Soap

Rectangular Hotel Soap

The hotel amenity manufacturer introduces you: The recycling process is actually very simple. The soap recycling organization pays a monthly fee (5 cents per room per month) to partner hotels for soap recycling. Recycling companies provide packaging materials, loading, transportation and training. Next, hotel employees only need to sort and package the soap, and then the employees of the recycling company will transport the soap to the processing plant.

In the processing plant of the soap recycling organization, in addition to the soap recycled by various hotels, there are also soaps rejected by large companies such as Unilever for defective products. The workers melted the soap, stamped it, cut it, and packed it into new packaging. Finally, they are sent to charities such as the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, which are sent to all parts of the world.

Is the recycled soap hygienic?

Many kinds of recycled soap are made from different raw materials and are all used. Is it hygienic? To ensure no cross-contamination, soap recycling companies must clean and sterilize second-hand soaps according to strict procedures. These processes have been certified by SGS (the world's leading inspection, testing, identification and certification body).

This kind of work is repeated again and again, and the amount of distribution becomes very amazing. Every time you relief, you will see how much soap and towels donated by the XXXX organization, right? Many of these are recycled environmental soaps in this form. Therefore, those soaps, whether you take them or not, will become part of environmental protection and continue to play a role in this world.

Last year alone, the largest soap recycling company distributed 400,000 hygiene items and more than 7 million soaps. These included 500,000 soaps distributed to Haiti and the Bahamas after Hurricane Matthew.

According to tracking data, the seven-year soap distribution initiative of the soap recycling company has reduced child mortality in the distribution areas. According to a World Health Organization survey, tens of thousands of children in the world are suffering from pneumonia and diarrhea every day, and good hygiene practices (such as washing hands frequently) can prevent these two diseases to a large extent.

Today, there are about 5,000 hotels in the United States, including all Disney properties, most hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, and dozens of hotels in New York and Chicago partner with soap recycling companies.

According to tracking data, the seven-year soap distribution initiative of the soap recycling company has reduced child mortality in the distribution areas. According to a World Health Organization survey, tens of thousands of children in the world are suffering from pneumonia and diarrhea every day , and good hygiene practices (such as washing hands frequently) can prevent these two diseases to a large extent.

Today, there are about 5,000 hotels in the United States, including all Disney properties, most hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, and dozens of hotels in New York and Chicago partner with soap recycling companies.