Clean the World Their goal is mighty, but the solution simple — save the millions of lives lost each year to acute lower-respiratory infection and diarreal illness by distributing recycled soap with the appropriate educational materials to sustain good personal hygiene practices.
Where are they getting all of this soap? Each month, hundreds of thousands of hotels and motels across the world discard tons of slightly-used soap and shampoo. These products often end up in already overflowing landfills and can potentially contaminate fragile groundwater systems.
Clean the World collects and repurposes these products using environmentally-friendly and hygienically-safe recycling efforts.
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