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Within the vast scope of global environmental issues, hospitality may not be the first industry which comes to mind when you think of the key barriers to reaching the UK’s goal of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. It is easy to think that other industries, such as agriculture or aviation, predominantly make – and …

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It is with a heavy heart that Clean the World shares the passing of Luis Spitz, 88, lovingly known as the “Godfather of Soap.” Luis, alongside his beloved wife and best friend of 61 years, Fortuna, dedicated their lives to the development, production, historical preservation, and global advancement of soap and hygiene products. Together, Luis …

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Every Earth Day, millions of people worldwide join together to celebrate and raise awareness for more eco-friendly, sustainable practices for individuals and corporations alike. In the spirit of Earth Day’s theme “Planet vs Plastics,” Clean the World wants to highlight how the hospitality industry is transforming its practices to reduce plastic pollution and mitigate environmental …

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Clean the World is excited to share our nomination for the MPB Geographical Better World Video Awards! The MPB Geographical Better World Video Awards invites organizations to submit films that weave exciting tales of individuals driving transformative changes for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable planet. From small local campaigns to personal journeys, stories of expeditions, …

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For immediate release: Recycled Hygiene Products Will Save Lives Around the World ORLANDO, Fla. — (March 22, 2018) – Discarded soap and bottled amenities left behind by guests at the Witness Group properties now have a second life thanks to a recycling program from Clean the World, a leader in Global Health, that helps fight …

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Clean the World is excited to announce that we’ve moved locations! Clean the World has relocated to: 2544 E. Landstreet Rd, Suite 600, Orlando, FL 32824 This is our new global headquarters, recycling operational center (ROC) and volunteer center. All soap and bottled amenity shipments, product donations, company correspondence, mail, payments, and volunteers should come to …

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Clean the World founder and CEO Shawn Seipler received a huge honor on Saturday, Dec. 12, when he accepted the Excellence Award at the 18th Annual Don Quijote Awards in Orlando. The Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida, Inc. (HBIF) and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando (HCCMO) host the awards. They recognize …

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At a press conference in Orlando this morning, the Hispanic Initiative Fund of Florida, Inc. (HBIF) and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando announced the 12 finalists for the 18th Annual Don Quijote Awards. Clean the World founder and CEO Shawn Seipler was among the finalists. He is nominated in the Excellence Award …

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We are excited to announce our newest social media add-on feature: #Donate. If you’re hip to social media, you know that’s pronounced “Hashtag Donate.” This amazing technology from GoodWorld allows users to donate money to their favorite cause simply by commenting “#donate” followed by a dollar amount on a charity’s Facebook page or @ them …

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We are proud to announce that CTW Global is now a Certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. It’s like fair-trade certification – but for the whole business. If you have ever bought a bag of fair-trade coffee, then you know the value of spending your money …

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NEWS RELEASE: Clean the World announced this week that its board of directors appointed three new members. Sheryl Bonilla, Rob Candelino, and Ron Reese bring their public affairs and hygiene industry expertise to help guide the Global Hygiene Revolution. Bonilla is Vice President of Corporate Public Affairs for UPS. She focuses on health care policy and the implementation …

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It’s not always easy to part with things that have been part of your life for a long time. A favorite pair of sneakers. Your first car. Your first website. We launched the original Clean the World website in 2009, and it served us well for more than five years. Thousands of hotel partners and …

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The following press release was issued by Las Vegas Sands Corp. earlier today: Las Vegas Sands helps Clean the WorldCelebrate Launch of New EquipmentCompany also announces community effort to build 100,000 hygiene kitsfor use in Nevada and across America LAS VEGAS – June 11, 2014 – Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) and Clean the …

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Less than a year after expanding into Asia, Clean the World had the honor of being recognized by the Business Awards of Macau. Noting our efforts to reduce the amount of waste bound for landfills, judges selected Clean the World for the Excellence Award in the Environmental Performance category. In its second year, the Business …

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Clean the World rolled out the red carpet at a new Recycling Operations Center in Hong Kong on Wednesday. This new, expanded facility is outfitted with a complete production line to turn discarded hotel soap into clean new bars. Soap from hotel partners in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore will flow into the Hong Kong …

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The following press release was issued today by Clean the World: ORLANDO, FL. — (May. 6, 2014) – After growing his moving-box rental company to 20 markets across North America in just five years, BungoBox co-founder Tom Cannon is bringing his knack for innovative marketing to Clean the World. Cannon is the new chief marketing …

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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Announces Multimillion-Dollar Corporate Partnershipswith University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Clean the WorldCompany’s New Corporate Citizenship Program Designed to Make Global Impact,While Better Addressing Needs of Local Communities LAS VEGAS – April 3, 2014 – Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) today announced a new global corporate citizenship commitment, highlighted by …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Bob McAbee rededicated his life to helping others. It’s Thanksgiving week in the United States, but we don’t need to have a holiday to be thankful for the people who help support Clean the World. That includes the many fine people who work each day to ensure that our operations run smoothly so hygiene products …

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Clean the World continues on a frenetic pace with soap and bottled amenities distributions in the United States, Canada and countries around the world. And we are expecting these numbers to grow as we enter the holiday “giving” season where charitable donations are in steep demand. Here’s what we’ve been able to accomplish with our …

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Thanks to Elizabeth Tran, Miss Teen Florida International 2012, for attending our Inaugural Clean the World Gala and for volunteering to recycle soap at our Orlando facility during our “Soapy Saturday” event. We appreciate your passion and support. Thanks for helping Clean the World. Elizabeth Tran, Miss Teen Florida International 2012 Gala host Tom Sorrells and …

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Actress Mariana Klaveno celebrated a birthday this week. But that is just one of the accomplishments that seem to be piling up recently for the Hollywood starlet. In just a few months, Klaveno has gone from a critically acclaimed and fan-favorite role as Lorena on HBO’s “True Blood” series, to a new role in the …

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There’s no professional basketball in the immediate future. The lockout situation continues for the National Basketball Association, and the first few weeks of the NBA season have already been removed from the schedule. So a lot of NBA players and coaches have time on their hands as they wait and wonder if the 2011-2012 will …

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 Thomas McClary, Lionel Ritchie, and Ronald LaPreade of The Commodores. They call him “Mr. Brickhouse.” You may not immediately recall the name, but you’ll certainly recognize the music. Thomas McClary, founder of The Commodores, is bringing a rich history of music, faith and wisdom in support of Clean the World. McClary, who wrote more …

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Clean the World is working with UPS to ensure that all deliveries of soaps and bottled amenities from Clean the World will be recognized as “carbon neutral” and eligible to earn carbon offset credits to help protect our planet. UPS offers carbon neutral shipping to Clean the World and its participating hospitality partners. As part …

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You may soon be seeing soap bubbles in downtown Orlando, Fla. Clean the World, an Orlando-based social enterprise that collects, recycles and distributes hotel soaps and bottled amenities to stop the spread of preventable diseases, welcomed the delivery of its first soap press, which will automate the soap recycling process and produce substantially more soap for …

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Earlier this month Clean the World helped foster a spirit of patriotism and volunteerism by honoring the memory of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on United States soil. The Orlando facility welcomed a variety of soap recycling volunteers – hotel partners, school groups, church groups and individuals — for a few days of …

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In an interesting twist on International Clean Hands Week, Clean the World welcomed a new partner to join the global hygiene revolution. PeopleTowels, makers of an on-the-go alternative to paper towels, partnered with Clean the World to help fight spread of preventable disease and rid the world of unnecessary landfill waste. The Monterey, Calif.-based PeopleTowels …

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When an outbreak of cholera occurred in Haiti in 2010, Clean the World sprung into action by delivering 300,000 bars of soap in less than three months. As the disease spread throughout Haiti, Clean the World turned to additional hygiene partners to help prevent future illness and death. The Avmor Corporation, one of Canada’s leading …

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MPI helps Clean the World It’s early Saturday morning, July 23. As many Orlando visitors were rising to enjoy their theme park character breakfasts, an intrepid group of nearly 70 MPI WEC 2011 attendees traveled to downtown Orlando for an opportunity to help Clean the World. A happy gathering of meeting planners, tourism professionals, event …

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She’s played a vampire on TV, but now actress Mariana Klaveno is ready to sink her teeth into something much more rewarding. Klaveno, who starred as the wildly wicked “Lorena” on HBO’s hit “True Blood” series, is lending her celebrity stature and genuine passion to help Clean the World. [Click here to see her video] …

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What does “sustainability” mean to you? Well, it means the world to us. Clean the World is honored to have been selected as the winner of the 2011 Sustainable Florida Best Practices Award in the Leadership category. The awards are presented annually by The Collins Center for Public Policy, a prestigious non-profit think tank based …

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Clean the World recently passed a major milestone in its growth within the hospitality industry. During a flurry of activity in May, Clean the World topped the 1,000 mark for hospitality partners throughout North America. The Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel, a Concord Hospitality property, has been “officially” identified as our 1,000th hospitality partner. “With …

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Thanks to the Diversity Council and staff of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the generous soap donation to Clean the World. The Bay State health office conducted a soap drive to help families suffering from a cholera outbreak in Haiti. Their efforts helped collect 250 lbs. of soap that have been sent to …

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Central Florida is proving to be quite a generous location for Clean the World and a growing list of non-profit organizations and philanthropic partners. Harvest Time International, which is based in Sanford, Fla., has stepped up to help Clean the World distribute bottled amenities to people in need as part of its organizational mission of …

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Thanks to the fine folks at Aaron’s for donating $1,000 worth of soap and hygiene supplies to Clean the World this week. Your generous donation of soaps, baby shampoos and lotions will be delivered next week to central Florida crisis nurseries and women’s shelters as part of Clean the World’s focus on domestic distribution to …

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Sophia Lerma (left) and Siobhan Anderson (right) helped sell and promote Clean the World-branded bar soaps during the April 9-10 Green Festival in San Francisco. Clean the World has a licensing partnership with California-based Sonoma Soap Company in which Sonoma will donate a portion of the proceeds of each co-branded all-natural soap bar to help support Clean …

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Gilchrist & Soames, a leading provider of luxury hotel amenities, is planning something special for Earth Day, and it will help Clean the World. The international provider of luxury amenities – soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and body lotions – to four-and five-star hotels throughout the world is taking a step beyond the hotel walls to help …

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Guests may come to Sonoma County for the wine, but the greater value may be found in the soaps and shampoos they leave behind. Best Western Wine Country Inn & Suites, with 85 hotel rooms and suites in the heart of Sonoma wine country, has partnered with Clean the World. “With so many visitors coming …

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Kentucky now has a representative hotel partner in the Clean the World recycling program, and the leadership at Hampton Inn Owensboro couldn’t be happier. Hampton Inn Owensboro, owned by The Malcolm Bryant Corporation, helped take a leap forward with its environmental sustainability initiatives by becoming Clean the World’s first hotel partner in Kentucky. The soaps …

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Guests and game players at Hollywood Slots Hotel & Raceway may soon turn their soaps and shampoos into life-saving treasures for people in need. Hollywood Slots Hotel, owned by Penn National Gaming, has partnered with Clean the World to collect and recycle hotel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels from its 148 deluxe rooms and …

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Clean the World welcomes James Madison University volunteers Clean the World welcomed 19 students from James Madison University to our Orlando recycling operations center today to help recycle soaps and learn about the importance of personal hygiene and how hand washing with soap can stop the spread of preventable diseases. The students represent roughly 25% …

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Clean the World gets an abundance of publicity for our outreach efforts around the world, but closer to home there is a need as well. Especially in central Florida, well under the radar, Clean the World has distributed soap to children and families in communities where foreclosure, homelessness and a limping economy have claimed many …

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Adding to our growing portfolio of impressive hotel properties, Clean the World proudly welcomes Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos, Inc. to our hospitality partnership program. Ameristar’s eight properties in seven distinct markets have joined Clean the World to recycle guest room soaps and bottled amenities and raise the company’s profile for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and …

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As we broaden the reach of our global “hygiene revolution,” Clean the World recycling operations centers will be established in strategic areas around the world.
Well, we’ve just put a flag in the ground on the Canary Islands.Clean the World Spain has been established in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of …

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You know, it wasn’t too long ago that people wondered if recycling soap was really worth the effort. We’ll let you be the judge: In less than two years, Clean the World has collected, recycled and distributed more than 7 million soap bars in the United States, Haiti and more than 40 other countries. [Find …

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Can something we throw away save a child’s life? Of course it can. And that’s the mission of Clean the World: Recycling soap, saving lives. The Greenstreet Report, an environmentally focused investment publication, featured Clean the World in a Fall 2010 cover story that focuses on our attempts to stop the spread of disease in …

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Minnesota students deliver avalanche of soap Despite a blizzard that closed schools, shut down area airports and collapsed the MetroDome (sorry, Vikings fans), students in Minnesota’s Edina school district came through with a tremendous haul of donated soap to help fight cholera in Haiti. Students at several schools in the Twin Cities suburb got together …

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Our mission at Clean the World is simple, but profound. We are leading a “hygiene revolution” to stop the spread of preventable diseases by providing life-saving soap. But we couldn’t accomplish any of this without your help, and for that, we are forever grateful. As many U.S. citizens celebrate Thanksgiving Day and people around the …

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You don’t have to be a college football fan to enjoy this story, but we are, so that makes it even better. Paul Till & Shawn Seipler of Clean the World Clean the World was honored in Orlando as “Holler-Classic Heroes” during the Oct. 6 Conference USA clash between the University of Central Florida Knights …

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What have you done lately to help your neighbor? It’s so easy to get lost in our own world, consumed by our own challenges. But if we ask that simple question, we open a world of possibility for personal and professional growth. At Clean the World, we take our responsibilities to our neighbors very seriously. …

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Sushi? Nope, it’s soap!! We’ve been fortunate at Clean the World to receive quite a bit of positive media attention for our soap recycling and distribution efforts. You’ve seen us featured on Fox News Channel, CNN, CBS Evening News and many local TV broadcasts. And you may have read about us in USA Today, many …

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July proved to be an explosive month for Clean the World.  We welcomed new partner properties at a record-breaking pace, expanded our operations throughout North America, and onboarded many noteworthy properties, including a rather exclusive property in south Florida.  Clean the World added 56 properties as recycling partners in the month of July alone. This …

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The USS Iwo Jima deployed July 19th, 2010 for Operation Continuing Promise, an annual humanitarian operation that provides health care and other relief services to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.  This is a mission tailored to save lives, reduce human suffering and capitalize on training opportunities in Central and South America. Rob Phillips …

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Indianapolis, IN – Thursday, June 17, 2010 – Gilchrist & Soames today announced a three-year exclusive partnership with Orlando, Florida-based Clean the World, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to saving lives and preserving the environment through an innovative hotel amenities recycling program.  “We have been in talks with Clean the World for quite a …

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As we continue to grow our Clean the World family, it’s nice to know that our hospitality partners are thinking of family, too.  And I’m talking specifically about Loews Miami Beach, where the combination of sun and Euro-trendiness draws visitors from all over the world.  The bonus at Loews is their love for kids, which …

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Clean the World has finally landed in the City of Brotherly Love.  The Sheraton Philadelphia University City (http://www.philadelphiasheraton.com/) has recently joined our life saving soap and amenity recycling program.  As an organization one of our goals is to change the course of history, so it is only fitting to find such a wonderful partner in …

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