Clean the World partners with over 8,000 properties around the world to collect and recycle soap and bottled amenities discarded by the hospitality industry for their Hotel Recycling Program. These hygiene products are then donated to various charities and communities in need. The foundation offers additional programs including WASH Education, Freshstart WASH and Wellness Program, Emergency Relief, WASH Microfinance, and Hygiene kits.
About Clean the World Foundation
How Clean the World Foundation Works:
- Hospitality company partners with and pays Clean the World for the Hotel Recycling Program
- Clean the World gives them green and blue bins to discard products in (green for bars of soap and blue for bottled goods)
- Once the bins are full, the hospitality company contacts Clean the World for pickup and they are sent new bins for more recycling
- UPS provider picks up the bins
- Soap is crushed up and ground, sanitized then made into a new bar of soap and stamped with Clean the World logo
- Bottled goods are sorted so they can be used for hygiene kits
- The recycled products are then distributed to charities and communities in need!
Mission Statement
Clean the World Foundation is a global health organization committed to improving the quality of life for vulnerable communities around the world. We provide sustainable resources, programming, and education focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene for all those affected by poverty, homelessness, and humanitarian or natural crises.
The Importance of Clean the World Foundation
The Clean the World Foundation is a Certified B Corporation that works to collect and recycle discarded soap and bottled amenities from the hospitality industry. Through the distribution of these and other donated hygiene products to impoverished people, help prevent millions of hygiene-related illnesses and deaths every year. As of October 2020, Clean the World has distributed 56 million bars of soap and 5 million hygiene kits to 127 countries, diverted 20 million pounds of waste, and has served over 2 million people in the Orlando area and 15 million people globally. In Central Florida, as of October 2020, 2.3 million pounds of waste have been diverted, 4.9 million soap bars have been distributed and 500,000 hygiene kits have been distributed. Since Clean the World started in 2009, there has been a 60% reduction in hygiene-related deaths (under the age of 5).
In 2011 Clean the World Foundation was awarded the Sustainable Florida Best Practices Award in the Leadership category. In 2018, they became the 23rd NGO to be added to the UN Global WASH Cluster. The Foundation has been featured on notable news outlets including on National Geographic’s article, “The New Generation of Green Hotels” and a Forbes’ article, “How Used Hotel Soap Can Save Lives and Prevent Covid-19 Spread”. Additionally, the Foundation was featured on The Social Impact Podcast.
Advantages
- Recycles soap that would typically end up in the landfill and donates it to those in need
- Empowering women in communities to start their own businesses while sustaining the impact of their programs
- Provides resources for communities around the world which leads to reduced prevalence of disease and death
- Hospitality companies are seeing value in partnering with Clean the World as people are more likely to choose a company that is participating in socially responsible practices
- Partnership with Covanta-waste to energy
- Offers carbon-neutral deliveries with UPS through the UPS purchasing certified carbon offsets to help balance out the emissions produced by the transportation
Disadvantages
- Environmental impacts of shipment and packaging
- May lack of cultural context when going into communities
- Waste is created from plastic packaging
Advantages
Advantages
- Recycles soap that would typically end up in the landfill and donates it to those in need
- Empowering women in communities to start their own businesses while sustaining the impact of their programs
- Provides resources for communities around the world which leads to reduced prevalence of disease and death
- Hospitality companies are seeing value in partnering with Clean the World as people are more likely to choose a company that is participating in socially responsible practices
- Partnership with Covanta-waste to energy
Disadvantages*
Disadvantages
- Environmental impacts of shipment and packaging
- May lack of cultural context when going into communities
- Waste is created from plastic packaging
Major Competitor
Soap Cycling: Soap Cycling is a Hong Kong based organization that now works in several countries around the world to collect used soap, recycle it and distribute it to those in need.
Cost of New World Wind Products
The cost of participating in the Hospitality Recycling Program is unknown at this time though likely varies depending on the amount of discarded materials.
Bush
- Price: 19,500
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Wind Tree
- Price: 49,680
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Modular Shaft
- Price: 26,900 to 44,900
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Target Market
The target market for the Clean the World Foundation includes the hospitality industry-resorts, hotels, Airbnb, rentals, etc. When providing goods and services, the foundation targets developing areas, marginalized communities, and people experiencing houselessness.
