<strong>So fresh and so clean:</strong> In a 1,200-square-foot factory in Hong Kong, Clean the World Asia scrubs, sorts and recycles 50,000-60,000 bars of soap, or 50 to 60 tons, a month.
So fresh and so clean: In a 1,200-square-foot factory in Hong Kong, Clean the World Asia scrubs, sorts and recycles 50,000-60,000 bars of soap, or 50 to 60 tons, a month.
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<strong>Expanding the footprint:</strong> With a recycling factory in Hong Kong, the organization partnered with some of the largest brands in Asia, including The Mandarin Oriental, The Peninsula Hong Kong, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong and Sands China.
Expanding the footprint: With a recycling factory in Hong Kong, the organization partnered with some of the largest brands in Asia, including The Mandarin Oriental, The Peninsula Hong Kong, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong and Sands China.
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<strong>Scrub a dub</strong><strong>: </strong>The process begins with a thorough cleaning, where volunteers scrape soap free of hair and fibers.
Scrub a dub: The process begins with a thorough cleaning, where volunteers scrape soap free of hair and fibers.
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<strong>Two of a kind: </strong>Then it's on to sorting. Holiday Inn Macau's oatmeal bars, Aloft Taipei's bright blue soaps and the W's green suds stay together, while more generic white soaps can mix and mingle.
Two of a kind: Then it's on to sorting. Holiday Inn Macau's oatmeal bars, Aloft Taipei's bright blue soaps and the W's green suds stay together, while more generic white soaps can mix and mingle.
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<strong>Breaking it down: </strong>From there, the soap is crushed by a machine into coarse chunks.
Breaking it down: From there, the soap is crushed by a machine into coarse chunks.
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<strong>Cleaning house: </strong>Those chunks are then tossed into another machine, where they're shaved into dainty ribbons, nicknamed "soap noodles."
Cleaning house: Those chunks are then tossed into another machine, where they're shaved into dainty ribbons, nicknamed "soap noodles."
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<strong>Softer strands: </strong>The soap noodles are finer and softer, making the next step easier.
Softer strands: The soap noodles are finer and softer, making the next step easier.
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<strong>Dusty stuff: </strong>The ribbons are sanitized and pummeled into a fine chalk-like powder, mixed with water.
Dusty stuff: The ribbons are sanitized and pummeled into a fine chalk-like powder, mixed with water.
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<strong>Molding machine: </strong>The powder goes into the shaping machine, which spits out bars of soap.
Molding machine: The powder goes into the shaping machine, which spits out bars of soap.
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<strong>New lease on life: </strong>The last step is the logo, imprinted on each piece of recycled soap.
New lease on life: The last step is the logo, imprinted on each piece of recycled soap.
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<strong>Asia impact: </strong>Since launch in 2014, Clean the World Asia has diverted 240 tons of hotel soaps away from landfills and redistributed 1,253,640 bars to families in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Macau and Nepal.<br />
Asia impact: Since launch in 2014, Clean the World Asia has diverted 240 tons of hotel soaps away from landfills and redistributed 1,253,640 bars to families in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Macau and Nepal.
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<strong>Global reach: </strong>Around the world, the not-for-profit corporation recycle soaps from nearly one million hotel rooms daily.<br />
Global reach: Around the world, the not-for-profit corporation recycle soaps from nearly one million hotel rooms daily.
Kate Springer