“Two Charlottetown hotels have joined a program that collects and recycles leftover guest soap, shampoo and body lotion to be used in hygiene kits.

The Clean the World program assembles the kits and distributes them to homeless shelters, seniors citizens and others in need across North America.

The Great George Hotel and the Hotel on Pownal became part of the program this week.

“We have so many guests that stay one night, that the soap literally can get used once or twice, and then most of it goes directly into the garbage,” said Rachel Vidito, general manager of the Great George Hotel.” …