Celebrating Summit Hotels’ Environmental Impact

Graphic Celebrating Summit Hotels’ Environmental Impact

This month, Clean the World is thrilled to recognize – and applaud – the stellar results of Summit Hotels Properties as they continue to raise the bar in our Global Hospitality Recycling Program and continue to showcase their unwavering commitment to environmental conservation and community support.    Summit Hotels has shown a deep understanding of the …

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A Letter From Our Chief Development Officer

Dear Friend: On Global Handwashing Day, we recognize the importance of hand washing in global health and celebrate the impact hygiene organizations are making around the world. As you probably know, hand washing makes a difference! Hygiene-related illnesses are the leading causes of death for children globally, claiming nearly 6,000 lives every day – more than …

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Las Vegas Sands and Guest Supply Team With Clean the World to Build 200,000 Hygiene Kits

On Saturday, Sept. 26, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) and Guest Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corporation, joined us for an unprecedented global volunteer event. In a 24-hour period, more than 4,000 LVS team members and community volunteers built 200,000 hygiene kits that will be distributed to people in need worldwide. The Las Vegas …

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Kana Contributions Result in 58,000 Bars of Recycled Soap

Hilton Garden Inn, Tuscaloosa, Ala. With more than 30 properties across 10 states, Kana Hotel Group develops and manages quality hotels that include brands such as Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Homewood Suites, Springhill Suites by Marriott, Staybridge Suites and Holiday Inn Express. Through their participation in Clean the World’s Hospitality …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Location Solvers Q&A: Positive Impact

Location Solvers is a corporate partner and long-time supporter of Clean the World. In its efforts to bring greater attention to travel deals and rich information about lodging and meeting planning options for savvy consumers, Location Solvers also has a passion for sustainability. It is this passion that led them to help support Clean the …

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A clean start for Alabama storm victims

The recent rash of natural disasters throughout the Southeastern United States has led to increased soap donations to Clean the World. We are doing our part to help turn these generous soap donations into hygiene relief for victims of the storms that have ravaged so many states and communities. Ron Burth of Venice, Fla., who …

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ALERT: Clean the World sends first Haiti supply flight today

The plane left Orlando International Airport at 12:45pm ET bound for Cap Haitien, Haiti and, hopefully, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The first stop in Cap Haitien has just been confirmed. We are on the ground. We delivered soap, medical supplies, water, doctors, nurses and Clean the World relief workers. Also, if we make it to Port-au-Prince, we …

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Club Med Sandpiper’s Commitment to Children

As we move full throttle into the New Year, it appears the hospitality community is determined to make 2010 an even better year than 2009. We continue to see tremendous activity and excitement around national Clean the World’s Hospitality Recycling Program. We are now operational in 17 states across the US! And right here, in …

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