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Celebrating Global Handwashing Day (a Day Early)

Tomorrow (Oct. 15) is Global Handwashing Day 2013. One of the lessons shared during GHD is that teachers have the power to reduce absenteeism in their classrooms through promoting hand washing with soap. So we started our celebration a day early by delivering 500 soap packets to Nap Ford Community School, which is just down …

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Providing On-Site CSR Opportunities at the Orange County Convention Center

The Orange County Convention Center recently issued this press release regarding our partnership. Clean the World is now the in-house provider for Corporate Social Responsibility events at the OCCC. Orange County Convention Center Creates In-House Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunity for Visiting Organizations ORLANDO, Fla. — (July 1, 2013) – The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has …

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New Developments in Customer Service

One of the most amazing things about the Global Hygiene Revolution is that we now have 2,000 hotels participating in Clean the World’s hospitality recycling program. That is something we never could have imagined five years ago. Every one of those 2,000 properties needs collection bins, shipping labels and training material. That’s why in the …

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Distribution Update

Here is a recap of recent distribution both here in the United States and overseas: New Vision Ministry: 100 soap bars, 100 shampoo, 100 body wash, 100 lotion, 100 conditionersChildren International: 108,000 soap barsClinician of the World: 3,000 soap barsHope House of Chicago: 5,166 units of hygiene amenitiesAdriana’s Attic, Inc.: 300 soap bars, 200 shampoo, …

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Behind the Scenes at Clean the World: Danny Simmons

Here’s a little free advice for executives and business leaders: If you’re looking for a knowledgeable, passionate expert to describe your product or service, maybe you should walk right on past your sales team and go talk to a few people in the warehouse. Or on the production floor. Or in the driver’s lounge. Danny …

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Marriott’s Sustainable Development Boosts Economies, Creates Jobs

Marriott International has been an enthusiastic supporter of Clean the World since 2009. Their commitment continued to grow this year when Marriott’s Jeff Wolff joined us on a soap distribution trip to the Dominican Republic. Jeff is vice president of guest experience and rooms operations – Americas. Now Clean the World is mentioned in Marriott’s just-released 2013 …

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Delivering Soap to Those Who Need it Most

Rosanna Kingston is the Nonprofit Partnership and Volunteer Coordinator for Clean the World. She works with organizations that require hygiene products to fulfill their missions, and arranges for the pickup and transportation of soap from Clean the World’s recycling and manufacturing plant in Orlando. One example is World Vision, which provides emergency assistance to families …

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You Are Invited to a Soap Distribution Experience

Clean the World’s mission begins with a hotel housekeeper collecting a discarded bar of soap, and ends with a recycled bar in the hands of a child. You have an opportunity to see that end result first-hand by accompanying us on one of our upcoming soap distribution trips. The trips provide three- and four-day immersion …

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Operations Now Underway in Hong Kong and Macao

The Global Hygiene Revolution. The “global” part of that phrase can be a little challenging because the world is a pretty big place. However, at Clean the World we constantly work toward finding new partners and implementing solutions to help us combat hygiene-related illnesses around the globe. The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel That’s why we joined with …

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Focused on the Story of How Soap Saves Lives

Robert Bahret got more than a typical “Happy New Year” when Clean the World CEO Shawn Seipler called him at the beginning of 2012. That call launched Bahret on a new career path – and landed him in a new state just a few days later. “Shawn wanted me to run the facility in Las …

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Super Jabon visits the Dominican Republic!

This post is from Rosanna Kingston, Clean the World’s Nonprofit Partnership and Volunteer Coordinator. Our recent Clean the World soap distribution trip to the Dominican Republic departed from Orlando on Tuesday, April 23. The team was made up of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, his assistant Kathleen Devault, Clean the World board member Paul Skomsky, Clean …

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Greystone Joins the Global Hygiene Revolution

Greystone Hotels is Clean the World’s newest management company partner in the western region. This is an exciting affiliation for Clean the World because of Greystone’s commitment to environmentally friendly hospitality management. The company’s boutique hotels and inns follow eco-friendly business practices and an environmental leadership program to create awareness at the property-level. In addition …

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Clean the World Adds 2 New Board Members

Today Clean the World issued this press release announcing the addition of two new members to our board of directors. Clean the World Adds 2 New Board Members  Laura Schwartz and Kelly Cohen to Help Promote Life-Saving Mission  ORLANDO, Fla. — (April 2, 2013) – Clean the World announces the appointment of former White House …

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Disneyland Resort Honored for Donations

The Disneyland Resort issued this press release following a recent visit by Clean the World co-founder and CEO Shawn Seipler Clean the World Foundation, Inc. Honors Disneyland Resort for Recycling Bath Amenities to Change Lives and Protect the Environment Disneyland Resort donated nearly 20,000 lbs. of gently used bath amenities in 2012 ANAHEIM, Calif. – March …

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Another Rewarding Soap Distribution Trip to Honduras

The following post is from Rosanna Kingston, Clean the World’s nonprofit partnership and volunteer coordinator. The Clean the World soap distribution team started their journey to Honduras on Tuesday, Feb 23. On the team I was accompanied by Terry Dunbar from the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, NJ; Kathryn Coiner- Collier from the Aloft Charlotte …

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Clean the World Employee Sees the Big Picture

Chris Mares was just looking for a job when he came to work at Clean the World, but he found a lot more. Recycling soap in the operations department opened up an opportunity for him to flex his artistic muscles and make the Orlando production facility a nicer place for employees and visitors.  When co-founders …

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AH&LA Partners With Clean the World

The American Hotel & Lodging Association issued this press release regarding our partnership: AH&LA PARTNERS WITH CLEAN THE WORLD Members receive savings through soap, bottled amenities recycling Washington, February 11, 2013 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has joined forces with Clean the World Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that collects and recycles …

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New Nashville Star: Gaylord Opryland Resort

Nashville has produced a few overnight sensations over the years – and the latest one is a soap star: The Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Since adopting our soap and amenity recycling program in April of last year, the housekeeping team has collected 6,204 pounds of soap, which means 33,088 newly pressed bars will …

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Bring Your Appetite to Super “Bowl”ing Party

What are you planning to serve at your Super Bowl party? Maybe you will pick up a platter of wings and open up a few bags of chips. You could go all out and make the same seven-layer dip you’ve made for the past 10 years. That’s not bad – but it’s nothing like what’s …

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How IHG Helps Clean the World

Last week Clean the World was featured in the Priority Club Connect blog from IGH. —————————————————————————- In 2009, while on a business trip in Minneapolis, two Priority Club Rewards members decided that there must be more than a couple nights’ uses left in a bar of Holiday Inn soap. They researched the idea of recycling …

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ONE Project Changes Lives in Your Community

We founded Clean the World with the goal of saving lives in developing countries where millions of people die from illnesses that can be prevented with hand washing. But while distributing more than 12 million soap bars in 67 countries since 2009, we also saw a huge need for soap and hygiene products right here …

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Crystal Keeps the Soap on the Road

One of the things hotels love about working with Clean the World is that we provide them with printed, pre-paid shipping labels. When a collection bin is full, all a hospitality partner has to do is seal it, apply the shipping label and wait for UPS to pick it up. With housekeepers collecting soap at …

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Sometimes it’s Hard to be Humble

If you took every bar of soap distributed by Clean the World in 2012 and put them end-to-end, they would stretch from our headquarters in downtown Orlando all the way up Interstate 4 to Daytona Beach, on up Interstate 95 to the Courtyard Jacksonville Mayo Clinic/Beaches – and then around the parking lot a few …

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2012 Distribution Results

This post was written by Rosanna Kingston, Clean the World’s nonprofit partnership and volunteer coordinator. What an exciting year! Almost 4 million soap bars were distributed globally through our partners this year – and more than 12 million bars since Clean the World was founded in 2009. However, 64,000 bars had special significance this year because …

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Thanks for a Successful Fundraising Campaign!

We recently completed our first RocketHub crowd-funding campaign for Clean the World, and we could not be more excited about the results. Contributions from friends and supporters totaled $12,034 toward four machines that will allow us to make soap at a faster production rate. Although donations fell short of our very aggressive $54,000 goal, this …

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HR Manager Has Personal Connection With Soap Recycling

Astrid Zelaya grew up in a place where many people lacked basic hygiene necessities, which is why she is such a big supporter of Clean the World. Currently a human resources manager at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, Astrid spent most of her life in Honduras. Her family was luckier than many because Astrid’s …

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Travel to Honduras with Clean the World

Clean the World is planning a four-day soap distribution trip to Honduras in February – which isn’t all that unusual. What is unusual is that for the first time we are opening up the team to include people other than our typical group of employees and partners. That means anyone who is an interested supporter …

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Party VIP Style and Support Sandy Relief

People in the Orlando area can help victims of Superstorm Sandy while enjoying a night on the town tomorrow night, Thursday, Nov. 15. The Lounge is coming to International Plaza on Lake Eola in downtown Orlando Thursday night, and transforming the area around the lake into a cosmopolitan nightclub. Event producer Paul Lovett promises an …

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Closing Argument and Supporting Superstorm Sandy Victims

One week ago the country heard the closing arguments from politicians. Now, it’s Clean the World’s turn. We need your fuel. And so do the victims of Superstorm Sandy. This is the closing argument from Clean the World CEO Shawn Seipler: Every dollar donated to Clean the World’s Rocket Hub campaign will send one hygiene kit …

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Hygiene Kits on the Way to Sandy Victims

Superstorm Sandy left a heartbreaking trail of destruction and devastation in the Northeast United States. As part of the Sandy relief effort, Clean the World is providing hygiene kits to those in affected areas of New Jersey and New York City. The kits include soap, shampoo and other items that meet the basic hygiene needs …

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All Hands on Deck

Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was more like Global Handwashing WEEK at Clean the World. GHD was officially Monday, Oct. 15, but we held events throughout the week to recognize the importance of hand washing as a way to prevent the spread of illness. Our awesome volunteers stepped up to help both at our Orlando headquarters …

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Recap of Honduras Soap Distribution

On Monday, Oct. 8, a team from Clean the World left Orlando for a trip to Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. On board was Jim Buckshaw from Clearly Natural, Kate Labrosse from National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) and Jessica Rosman from Caesars Entertainment. Representing Clean the World were Shawn Seipler, Robert Bahret and Rosanna Kingston. …

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Longboat Key Club & Resort Hits Milestone Number

The following press release was issued by Longboat Key Club & Resort on Monday, Oct. 15: [Longboat Key, FL – October 15, 2012] Celebrating the one year anniversary of its participation in the Clean the World program, Longboat Key Club & Resort is proud to announce it has achieved a milestone number – the distribution of over …

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Day Two in Honduras

On Wed, Oct. 10,  we set out for our second day of soap distribution in Honduras. This was a continuation of our joint operation with the U.S. military, particularly the men and women at Soto Cano Air Force Base. We visited schools, homes and a medical clinic where the U.S. military, Honduran military and local …

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Honduras Soap Distribution: Day One

Tuesday was Day One of our joint humanitarian effort in Honduras with the U.S. military. With the help of service men and women from Soto Cano Air Force Base, Clean the World distributed 3,000 bars of recycled soap to 900 children, including many orphans.In addition to handing out recycled soap and Clearly Natural bars, the …

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Anchors Aweigh for Distribution Trip to Honduras

This is a satisfying week for Clean the World because we are on the ground in Honduras for a soap distribution trip.From the amazing housekeepers who collect bars each day, to the volunteers and team members who help us turn used soap into recycled, sterile bars – there are thousands of dedicated supporters connected to …

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3 Easy Ways to Support our RocketHub Campaign

Recently we told you about an effort to raise $54,000 for new equipment that will allow us to reduce our soap recycling time by 85 percent. With this additional machinery, we can quickly process the surplus of 2 million soap bars currently residing in our Orlando facility. As of this morning, we were at 10 …

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Thanks a Million, Starwood!

Any way you slice it, a million of anything is a lot.When you are dead-set against doing something, you say you wouldn’t do it in a million years. A recording artist receives a platinum record for selling a million copies of an album. And who wouldn’t want to want to win a million dollars? But …

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A Green Hotel is More Than a Utility Bill

Take a look at this infographic in the July 2012 issue of Metropolis magazine.   Citing a 2012 report, the magazine says that “Recently built properties use twice as much energy per night as hotels built 50 years ago.” If that’s the case, as Metropolis asks in its “On the Spot” column, are “so-called green hotels” …

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Clean the World Breaks into Crowdfunding

Clean the World is an Orlando-based social enterprise bringing the hottest new funding mechanism to Central Florida. As entrepreneurs and businesses struggle for capital to grow, non-profit Clean the World has launched a funding campaign on RocketHub to further automate their operation and dramatically increase output of recycled soap going to families across the U.S. …

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Host a Hygiene Kit Packing Event

Where do you turn when you need a new bar of soap? You probably open a bathroom cabinet or reach for a pretty basket on the counter. Not everyone is that fortunate. Millions of people don’t have access to the basic hygiene supplies required to stay healthy. However, your church, school, fraternal organization or company …

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Help Reduce Processing Time From 3 Weeks to 3 Days

Twenty-one days. With our current production line, that’s how long it takes us to recycle enough soap to fill an 18-wheeler. However, with the purchase of four new machines, we can dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to recycle partially used soap from the hospitality industry. A $54,000 investment in equipment will allow …

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Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Helps Clean the World

Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has partnered with Orlando-based social enterprise Clean the World to collect and recycle hotel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels to help fight the global spread of preventable diseases. The soaps collected by Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will be shipped to Clean the World for recycling and distribution to …

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Thank You, Volunteers! 40,000+ Bars in Just 4 Weeks

Our incredible volunteers continue to amaze us with the amount of soap they pre-process for the production line. From mid-July through the first two weeks of August, 535 volunteers worked at our Orlando recycling facility. Those hard-working helpers contributed 1,323 volunteer hours, and prepared more than 40,000 bars of soap for the grinder. Thanks to …

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Las Vegas Sands Celebrates Sustainability Achievements

Properties owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. have been forerunners in the movement to recycle soap. Now the company has published its inaugural Environmental Report, which is the first environmental study in the gaming industry to be formally verified by the Global Reporting Initiative, a leading non-profit organization that promotes economic, environmental and social …

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Marriott Vacation Club Forms Life-Saving Partnership with Clean the World

Marriott Vacation Club, a global leader in vacation ownership and brand of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC), announces a partnership with Clean the World Foundation, Inc., a leader in the global hygiene revolution. Clean the World recycles partially used bars of soap and bottled amenities from resorts in the United States and distributes the new …

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Mission Trip Delivers More Soap to Haiti

International Children Rescue Ministries (ICRM) recently returned from a mission trip to Haiti. Johnny Narcisse of ICRM said the two-month visit was a great success, and that soap from Clean the World was a welcome gift in the community his organization serves. ICRM’s mission is to rescue kids from poverty, feed as many kids as …

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Beauty Queen Writes a Happy Ending to Story of Stolen Soap

As Miss Teen Florida International, Orlando’s Elizabeth Tran promotes a platform of helping Teens Go Green. Her efforts include an ongoing relationship with Clean the World as a volunteer, ambassador and soap-drive coordinator. Unfortunately, those good intentions were soiled last month by a dirty scoundrel who stole about 900 new bars of soap collected for …

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New Report Focuses on Clean the World’s Social and Environmental Impact

A “Sustainability and Social Impact Report” from McConnell Marketing provides a powerful new way for us to share the Clean the World story with hospitality professionals, business and government leaders, and people involved with sustainability initiatives. The report is packed with fascinating information about the effects of soap recycling. There are sections on Clean the …

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Soap Destinations Include Nicaragua and Tanzania

After soap and bottled amenities are recycled by Clean the World, our hard-working front-line partners take over and distribute the products throughout the United States and around the world. Here is an overview of organizations involved with distribution this summer. Nicaraguan children receive care boxes that include soap and shampoo. Feeding America is the nation’s leading …

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Clean the World Partners Win National Achievement Awards

In June, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) announced the winners of the AH&LH Achievement Awards. The recognition was part of the annual Stars of the Industry Awards, which honor stand-out initiatives at hotel properties. In a ceremony held during the AH&LA Summer Summit at the InterContinental Houston near the Galleria, these awards were …

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Grand, Green Achievement for Oregon Hotel

The Grand Hotel in Salem, Ore., is now an EarthWISE-certified business. The flagship property of VIP’S Industries has been a Clean the World partner for more than two years. The hotel and Bentley’s Grill, which is an on-property restaurant, are the first hotel and restaurant in Oregon’s Marion County to be EarthWISE certified. The certification …

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Plum Point fifth grader initiates soap drive

Plum Point Elementary School Principal Joyce King was a little taken aback when one of her fifth graders came to her with not only a proposal, but tentative dates and a flier for how to present her idea to the school. The idea was for the entire school to participate in a “Clean the World” …

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Clean the World Named Official Charity Partner of soaked Orlando

Clean the World has been named the official charity of soaked, an extreme watersports festival in downtown Orlando on Sept. 7-8 with international appeal. The professional water ski competition and family friendly festival features extreme sports, muscle cars, live entertainment, carnival attractions, and music for fans, friends and family. Proceeds from the event will support …

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Gaylord Hotels Partners with Clean the World

Summary: Four Gaylord Hotels properties in the United States will recycle soaps and bottled amenities to stop the spread of preventable diseases worldwide Gaylord Palms, Orlando Gaylord Hotels, has deepened its commitment to sustainability by partnering with Clean the World to recycle soaps and bottled amenities at all four Gaylord properties in North America — …

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More Soap Drive Success Stories

Naked hair stylists, prep school students, sustainability sisters, church groups, a local hospitality partner, and realtor associations. All have made recent soap donations to help Clean the World. More than 329 lbs. of soap and bottled amenities were donated from various sources in the past few weeks by eager supporters of Clean the World from …

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IHG Partners with Clean the World

Summary: Participating IHG hotels in the United States and Canada will assist communities in reducing waste and stopping the spread of preventable diseases IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], one of the world’s largest hotel groups, announced today a partnership with Clean the World to recycle partially-used soaps and bottled amenities from …

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Raising the Bar on Health and Hygiene in Guatemala

If ever you feel down in the dumps, consider the people who live there. Clean the World and several passionate hospitality partners traveled to Guatemala in March to distribute freshly pressed soap bars to children and families in disadvantaged communities, some of whom live in the dumps — literally. Accompanying Clean the World staff members …

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Starwood Passes Sustainability Milestone

Summary: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Passes Sustainability Milestone with Clean the World – More than 50,000 Hotel Rooms Recycling Soaps and Bottled Amenities Collection of guest room amenities in less than one year exceeds 278,000 lbs. of hygiene products recycled and distributed to stop the spread of preventable diseases worldwide Less than one year after becoming …

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National Volunteer Week – April 15-21

While it seems like every week is volunteer week at Clean the World, the calendar makes this one official. April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week and there will be a lot of soap recycling going on in Orlando and Las Vegas to help advance our global hygiene revolution. More than 5,000 volunteers have helped Clean …

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Concord CEO’s Call to Action: Clean the World

We love sharing stories of passionate support and satisfaction from our Clean the World hospitality partners. This blog post by Mark Laport, CEO at Concord Hospitality Enterprise Company provides a great illustration. Concord Hospitality manages 83 hotels and 11,000 guestrooms and suites throughout the United States and Canada. Laport offers a call to action for all Concord Hospitality properties, …

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One Clean Year with Joie de Vivre Hotels

As we approach Earth Day (April 22), Joie De Vivre Hotels marks its first anniversary as a Clean the World hospitality partner. Joie de Vivre Hotels has 28 properties participating in the Clean the World program, most of which are in California. JDV Hotels is California’s largest boutique hotel collection with 27 properties in the …

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Tons of Soap Success at Walt Disney World Resorts

The Walt Disney World Resorts, which include all properties in Florida, California, and a new resort in Hawaii, are flexing their collective muscle with regard to helping Clean the World. And they’ll need all the muscle they can get to lift such an impressive amount of soaps and bottled amenities. Since becoming one of Clean the …

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Kalahari Resorts Goes ‘Beyond Expectations’

The tagline tells the story. Our partners at Kalahari Resorts have gone “Beyond Expectations” by collecting more than two tons of amenities in the first three months since partnering with Clean the World. Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., an authentically African-themed resort, collected 16,969 soap bars (2,891 lbs.) in less than 90 days. Together …

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Hygiene Kits: Global Vision, Local Impact

Clean the World recently distributed more than 800 hygiene kits to homeless individuals at the Christian Service Center in Orlando, Fla. The hygiene kits contained bars of soap, bottled amenities, and vanity kits provided by hospitality partners participating in the Clean the World program. The ROI for the event was immediate as the hygiene kits …

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Best Western International Partners with Clean the World

Summary: The World’s Biggest Hotel Family® to encourage recycling of guest room soaps and bottled amenities to stop the spread of preventable diseases among children worldwide  With a healthy number of hotel properties worldwide, Best Western International has pledged to leverage its respected brand to protect our planet and help improve global health and hygiene. …

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Community Soap Drives Deliver Success

Clean the World has experienced a surge in soap donations from schools, churches, civic organizations, and individuals interested in providing better hygiene opportunities for families in the United States and foreign countries. Marti Mosley, Clean the World’s soap drive coordinator, suggests the spike in donations may reflect a growing awareness of how easy it is …

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Elite Meetings Alliance Helps Clean the World

Clean the World has partnered with Elite Meetings International (EMI) to deliver sustainable and socially responsible programs to meeting planner professionals in the hospitality industry. The partnership, highlighted through a series of exclusive trade shows that feature influential meeting professionals and marketing leaders, helps deliver innovation, best practices, and greater efficiencies for planners aiming to …

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Hotels Step Up Green Initiatives

It seems we’ve hit on a developing trend with sustainability in the hospitality industry. A recent article in Travel Weekly focuses on the hospitality industry’s embrace of sustainability, including soap and bottled amenities recycling. Clean the World is mentioned in this story. The article also highlights several Clean the World hospitality partners, including Starwood Hotels …

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Battling Diarrheal Diseases in India

On a recent trip to her native country, India, Clean the World’s Paramita Das shared the gift of soap. Having traveled around the globe for a family wedding, Das took time to visit some of the communities in India where soap is considered a great commodity, but is often hard to come by for children …

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Clean Relief for Kentucky Tornado Victims

Clean the World, through the generosity of its hotel partners, recently donated soaps and hygiene supplies to victims of tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky in early March. A series of tornadoes on March 2 damaged several Kentucky communities, destroying homes, churches, and schools and generally uprooting life for thousands of people throughout region. After filling out an online donation request form, church …

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“Super Soap” Video Released

It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that may be true. But what kind of value can you place on a video of Clean the World’s efforts to save lives with soap? This is no ordinary video. It’s one produced, narrated, and starring one of our hotel partners who recently …

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Las Vegas ROC Opening Event – Photos

In case you missed it — and we’re not sure how you would — Clean the World formally opened its Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center on Feb. 29 in the presence of many valuable partners and supporters. Here are the photos from that fun and successful event. We’re expecting big things from our Las Vegas operations, …

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Volunteers Offering Community Service

Clean the World recycling operations centers are beehives of volunteer activity for community-minded individuals, corporations, school and church organizations, and scout groups interested in lending a helping hand to our hygiene revolution. At least three times each week in Orlando and Las Vegas volunteers offer their passion, time and talent to our mission to save …

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Soap Distribution: Honduras

[Editor’s Note: Check out Kat’s video of this “Super Soap” adventure in Honduras. Fun stuff!] The journey to Honduras began with a lot of soap and ended with a soap superhero and a lot of smiles. Clean the World hosted a soap distribution trip to Honduras in late February that included the talents and passion of …

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Clean the World Environmental Policy

Clean the World offers sustainable, socially responsible, and charitable programs and services to the international hospitality community. Our efforts improve access to hygiene products in disadvantaged communities around the world, and help divert needless hotel waste from polluting local landfills. Clean the World is committed to being an exemplary steward of our global environment. We …

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Sustainable Spring: North America Turns ‘Green’

Have you ever wondered what more than 1,300 hospitality partners would look like if you placed them all on one map of North America? Well, we did, and this is what we got… Update as of March 20, 2012:Clean the World partners with 1,342 hospitality properties, which represent 291,689 hotel rooms. Corporate partners include Starwood Hotels …

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Clean Hands, Clean World Campaign Launches

PeopleTowels® and Clean the World®, announce the launch of their partnership program, Clean Hands, Clean World™.  With a mission to halt the spread of preventable infectious diseases in a sustainable manner, the program distributes recycled soap and reusable hand towels to impoverished communities, saving lives while reducing waste and conserving natural resources.  To date, PeopleTowels …

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That’s a Lot of Showgirls

With the opening of the Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center, Clean the World can serve all hospitality partners in the Western and Pacific regions – an area spanning 13 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, all lodging properties in the city of Laguna Beach, Calif. and all of the Disneyland Hotels and Resorts in Anaheim, Calif. In fact, …

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Las Vegas – Top Performing Properties

Feb. 29 marked the official opening of the Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center, but Clean the World is already witnessing great enthusiasm for soap recycling among our top performing properties in the Western Region of the United States. In fact, of Clean the World’s more than 1,300 hotel partners throughout North America, our top four performers …

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Opening Day: Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center

 Paul Till and Debi Kinney from Clean the World Clean the World was founded three years ago with a simple mission: To recycle soap and save lives. And our mission is as simple and essential today as it was in the beginning. More than 9,000 children die each day from hygiene-related illnesses around the …

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Las Vegas By the Numbers

Clean the World celebrates the official opening of its Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) with a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday, Feb. 29. Which begs the question: How important is Las Vegas to Clean the World’s mission? Let’s look at the numbers. Clean the World has more than 1,300 hospitality partners throughout North America, including 23 hotel properties in …

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Soap and a Sandwich

Robert Samuel from Stop Hunger Now visits with Rosanna Kingston at Clean the World headquarters in Orlando, Fla. Clean the World recently shipped 10,500 lbs. of soap to Raleigh, N.C.-based Stop Hunger Now, which will be included in hygiene and food kits distributed in Kenya and throughout the 76 countries they serve worldwide. Stop Hunger Now …

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Hospitality Partner Spotlight: Four Seasons Las Vegas

Not all Las Vegas hotel properties include gaming, and among those that do not, this prestigious Clean the World partner stands apart. Four Seasons Las Vegas was Clean the World’s first non-gaming hotel partner in Nevada to join the hospitality recycling program. Since 2010 Four Seasons Las Vegas has embraced the concept of amenities recycling …

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Soap Drive Success: The ADP Way

Clean the World Foundation community soap drives continue to provide inspiration for our many supporters, and much-needed hygiene relief for recipients all around the world. Generous individuals, corporations, and organizations are coordinating soap drives at schools, churches, offices and homes in support of Clean the World’s efforts to save lives with soap. Most recently, ADP, …

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Loews Hotels Help Save Lives with Soap

Imagine if you are planning a meeting at a 400-room hotel or resort. Your client has tasked you with creating a positive corporate social responsibility (CSR) experience for the event, and you really want to impress with global impact. The solution may be found in a simple bar of soap. Clean the World, an Orlando, …

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Haiti Relief: The Mission Continues

It’s been more than two years since the island nation of Haiti was torn at its foundation by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. 300,000 people lost their lives in that natural disaster and millions more were injured as the nation was literally turned upside down. [VIDEO: “I Keep Holding On”] For months afterward, the world’s attention turned to …

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Coakley & Williams Partners with Clean the World

Summary: Hospitality management firm anticipates collecting, recycling and distributing soaps and bottled amenities from guest rooms at 24 properties throughout the United States Coakley & Williams, a Maryland-based hotel management company,  announces a corporate partnership with Clean the World, an Orlando-based social enterprise and the largest global recycler of hotel amenities, to collect, recycle and …

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RSVP: Feb. 29, Grand Opening of Las Vegas ROC

Though the activity level has been high for quite some time there, the “official” opening of the Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) is still a few weeks away. And it should be a very big deal. Hospitality partners, local business leaders and dignitaries are expected to attend the dramatic ribbon-cutting event Feb. 29 from …

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