Clean the World 
The Walt Disney World Resorts, which include all properties in Florida, California, and a new resort in Hawaii, are flexing their collective muscle with regard to helping Clean the World. And they’ll need all the muscle they can get to lift such an impressive amount of soaps and bottled amenities. Since becoming one of Clean the … Read more
The tagline tells the story. Our partners at Kalahari Resorts have gone “Beyond Expectations” by collecting more than two tons of amenities in the first three months since partnering with Clean the World. Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., an authentically African-themed resort, collected 16,969 soap bars (2,891 lbs.) in less than 90 days. Together … Read more
Clean the World recently distributed more than 800 hygiene kits to homeless individuals at the Christian Service Center in Orlando, Fla. The hygiene kits contained bars of soap, bottled amenities, and vanity kits provided by hospitality partners participating in the Clean the World program. The ROI for the event was immediate as the hygiene kits … Read more
Summary: The World’s Biggest Hotel Family® to encourage recycling of guest room soaps and bottled amenities to stop the spread of preventable diseases among children worldwide With a healthy number of hotel properties worldwide, Best Western International has pledged to leverage its respected brand to protect our planet and help improve global health and hygiene. … Read more
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 … Read more
Clean the World has partnered with Elite Meetings International (EMI) to deliver sustainable and socially responsible programs to meeting planner professionals in the hospitality industry. The partnership, highlighted through a series of exclusive trade shows that feature influential meeting professionals and marketing leaders, helps deliver innovation, best practices, and greater efficiencies for planners aiming to … Read more
It seems we’ve hit on a developing trend with sustainability in the hospitality industry. A recent article in Travel Weekly focuses on the hospitality industry’s embrace of sustainability, including soap and bottled amenities recycling. Clean the World is mentioned in this story. The article also highlights several Clean the World hospitality partners, including Starwood Hotels … Read more
On a recent trip to her native country, India, Clean the World’s Paramita Das shared the gift of soap. Having traveled around the globe for a family wedding, Das took time to visit some of the communities in India where soap is considered a great commodity, but is often hard to come by for children … Read more
Clean the World, through the generosity of its hotel partners, recently donated soaps and hygiene supplies to victims of tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky in early March. A series of tornadoes on March 2 damaged several Kentucky communities, destroying homes, churches, and schools and generally uprooting life for thousands of people throughout region. After filling out an online donation request form, church … Read more
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 … Read more
In case you missed it — and we’re not sure how you would — Clean the World formally opened its Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center on Feb. 29 in the presence of many valuable partners and supporters. Here are the photos from that fun and successful event. We’re expecting big things from our Las Vegas operations, … Read more
Clean the World recycling operations centers are beehives of volunteer activity for community-minded individuals, corporations, school and church organizations, and scout groups interested in lending a helping hand to our hygiene revolution. At least three times each week in Orlando and Las Vegas volunteers offer their passion, time and talent to our mission to save … Read more
[Editor’s Note: Check out Kat’s video of this “Super Soap” adventure in Honduras. Fun stuff!] The journey to Honduras began with a lot of soap and ended with a soap superhero and a lot of smiles. Clean the World hosted a soap distribution trip to Honduras in late February that included the talents and passion of … Read more
Summary: Sales of Clearly Natural soaps will directly benefit the lifesaving mission of Clean the World to recycle soap and save lives in disadvantaged communities worldwide Clean the World and Clearly Natural, a Beaumont Products Inc., soap brand, have teamed for an easy way to improve personal hygiene and help protect our planet. Now, by … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
Feb. 29 marked the official opening of the Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center, but Clean the World is already witnessing great enthusiasm for soap recycling among our top performing properties in the Western Region of the United States. In fact, of Clean the World’s more than 1,300 hotel partners throughout North America, our top four performers … Read more
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 … Read more
Clean the World celebrates the official opening of its Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) with a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday, Feb. 29. Which begs the question: How important is Las Vegas to Clean the World’s mission? Let’s look at the numbers. Clean the World has more than 1,300 hospitality partners throughout North America, including 23 hotel properties in … Read more
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 … Read more
Not all Las Vegas hotel properties include gaming, and among those that do not, this prestigious Clean the World partner stands apart. Four Seasons Las Vegas was Clean the World’s first non-gaming hotel partner in Nevada to join the hospitality recycling program. Since 2010 Four Seasons Las Vegas has embraced the concept of amenities recycling … Read more
Clean the World Foundation community soap drives continue to provide inspiration for our many supporters, and much-needed hygiene relief for recipients all around the world. Generous individuals, corporations, and organizations are coordinating soap drives at schools, churches, offices and homes in support of Clean the World’s efforts to save lives with soap. Most recently, ADP, … Read more
Imagine if you are planning a meeting at a 400-room hotel or resort. Your client has tasked you with creating a positive corporate social responsibility (CSR) experience for the event, and you really want to impress with global impact. The solution may be found in a simple bar of soap. Clean the World, an Orlando, … Read more
It’s been more than two years since the island nation of Haiti was torn at its foundation by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. 300,000 people lost their lives in that natural disaster and millions more were injured as the nation was literally turned upside down. [VIDEO: “I Keep Holding On”] For months afterward, the world’s attention turned to … Read more
Summary: Hospitality management firm anticipates collecting, recycling and distributing soaps and bottled amenities from guest rooms at 24 properties throughout the United States Coakley & Williams, a Maryland-based hotel management company, announces a corporate partnership with Clean the World, an Orlando-based social enterprise and the largest global recycler of hotel amenities, to collect, recycle and … Read more
It’s not often we receive an email that has so much potential impact. But, boy, is it fun when we do. Marti Mosley, soap drive coordinator at Clean the World, received an email in January from BuyEfficient of Aliso Viejo, Calif. The message was simple: We have lots of supplies and we want to help … Read more
Though the activity level has been high for quite some time there, the “official” opening of the Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) is still a few weeks away. And it should be a very big deal. Hospitality partners, local business leaders and dignitaries are expected to attend the dramatic ribbon-cutting event Feb. 29 from … Read more
Thanks to our friends at Sysco Guest Supply in New Jersey for completing another impressive production run on behalf of Clean the World. David J. Baron, soap operations supervisor at Guest Packaging, LLC, confirmed that his team processed nearly 88,000 soap bars (3 oz. apiece), which filled 14 pallets. The soaps produced by Sysco Guest … Read more
Clean the World’s Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) has been busy preparing for its Feb. 29 grand opening event, but there is a lot of other good work being done there as well. Recently, the Las Vegas facility set aside 10,000 soap bars for an essential overseas distribution. Jewish Voice Ministries International, an evangelical … Read more
Clean the World’s “hometown newspaper” – The Orlando Sentinel – recently published a terrific piece about our organization’s origin and growth in three years of operation. The article by reporter Kate Santich has been syndicated to multiple media markets throughout North America and has gained quite a bit of attention for Clean the World and our mission to … Read more
Summary: Clean the World corporate hospitality partner Carlson anticipates collecting, recycling and distributing 16,000 bars of soap annually from this one downtown Chicago hotel The stunning, new Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, a Carlson property, marks its grand opening Jan. 26 in Chicago as a proud partner with Clean the World, an Orlando-based social enterprise and largest … Read more
You may not make it to Africa this year, but your soaps may. Home to America’s largest indoor waterparks, the authentically African-themed Kalahari Resorts and Convention Center has partnered with Orlando-based social enterprise Clean the World to collect and recycle hotel soaps and shampoos to help fight the global spread of preventable diseases. The soaps … Read more
Gilchrist & Soames, provider of cosmetic-grade amenities for world-class hotels, resorts and bed and breakfasts, has enjoyed a successful relationship with Clean the World since partnering in 2010. Through a strategic alliance with Clean the World, G&S representatives help attract properties that use its varied line of amenities products to join the Clean the World program … Read more
Clean the World is opening its Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center (ROC) in style, and you are invited. Hotel partners in the Western region are encouraged to join us on “leap day” — Feb. 29, 2012 in Las Vegas for a ribbon-cutting event to “officially” open Clean the World’s Las Vegas ROC. The ROC has been … Read more
With the Mayan calendar apparently predicting the end of the world in 2012, Clean the World has stepped up production to make this a clean and comfortable year for people close to where that prediction was made. Several soap distribution trips are planned in the new year and preparations are already underway to bring lifesaving … Read more
Location Solvers is a corporate partner and long-time supporter of Clean the World. In its efforts to bring greater attention to travel deals and rich information about lodging and meeting planning options for savvy consumers, Location Solvers also has a passion for sustainability. It is this passion that led them to help support Clean the … Read more
Clean the World was featured in the Jan. 8 Travel section of The Washington Post. The article details the history of our hotel soap recycling organization and the adventures of travel reporter Andrea Sachs, who helped collect, recycle and distribute hotel soaps during a recent two-day visit to Orlando, Fla. Here’s an excerpt: Since moving into their current … Read more
In 1999, LATHER began as a small brand best known for its all-natural olive oil soaps. Today, the company (which now offers products for body, face, hair, and home) introduces two new soaps, and announces a partnership with Clean the World, an Orlando, Fla.-based non-profit organization that helps collect, recycle and distribute soap to impoverished … Read more
With holiday shopping days dwindling, here’s a chance to bid on great gift items and help Clean the World. A silent auction is being conducted on eBay that will benefit Clean the World and its efforts to help stop the spread of preventable diseases by recycling hotel soaps and bottled amenities. Wonderful gifts that were … Read more
LATHER, a branded and custom amenities provider to distinctive hotel properties, recently made a gracious donation to Clean the World with the purpose of promoting better hygiene opportunities for children and families in need. The Pasadena, Calif.-based company donated nearly 200,000 bars of soap to help advance Clean the World’s global hygiene revolution. The soaps … Read more
Source: World Vision NOTE: Airfare is not included in the cost of this trip.Clean the World is planning a four-day soap distribution trip to Honduras in February, and we’re making the trip available to all who are interested in participating in this potentially life-changing experience. Representatives from Clean the World and interested supporters and friends … Read more
One of the simplest and most rewarding things you can do to help Clean the World is to start a soap drive in your own community. It’s easy, interactive, and especially when you involve children, it can be a lot of fun. Schools, church groups, community organizations and families have consistently surprised us with tremendously … Read more
Summary: Leading global recycler of hotel soaps and bottled amenities exploring high-tech methods of waste-to-energy processing, “green” construction materials, nano-water processing and fully sustainable hydroponics food production to create a cleaner, healthier world Clean the World, an Orlando-based social enterprise dedicated to collecting, recycling and distributing hotel soap to battle preventable diseases and protect our … Read more
As we approach Thanksgiving, we arrive at another moment for Clean the World to reflect and give thanks for the incredible movement that has begun and the results it has driven. If I may ask yet another question: “What Have We Done?” In 2009, we set out to solve a problem: How do we prevent … Read more
The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla., leads all U.S. -based Starwood Hotels and Resorts properties in amenities contributions through the Clean the World soap collecting and recycling program. In two full years, the resort has collected more than 24,000 pounds of soaps and bottled amenities (shampoos, conditioners, body washes, lotions and gels) … Read more
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 … Read more
Summary: Eco-friendly body washes, lotions and conditioners to be distributed domestically, bringing comfort and improved hygiene to children and families in homeless shelters, rescue centers and missions. As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, with all of its traditional abundance, one Missouri-based company is giving from its bounty to help Clean the World. Pineapple Hospitality, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Guest room soaps and bottled amenities will be collected, sanitized and recycled for worldwide distribution to stop the spread of preventable diseases Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced an agreement between Carlson Hotels and Clean the World Global LLC, a social enterprise committed to saving lives and protecting our planet, to collect … Read more
Clean the World’s Shawn Seipler and ACI’s Nancy Bock. After much planning, preparation and promotion the Inaugural Clean the World Gala finally arrived Nov. 5 at The Peabody Orlando, and by all accounts, it was worth the wait. Gala sponsors, such as The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), Marietta Corporation, Caesars Entertainment, The Walt Disney … Read more
Summary: Guest room soaps and bottled amenities (shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels) from 22 lodging establishments in Laguna Beach, Calif., will be recycled for worldwide distribution to stop the spread of preventable diseases. Now 22 hotels and lodging properties in Laguna Beach, Calif., know that recycling soap to save lives is something they can all … Read more
Thank goodness for solid partnerships. Sysco Guest Supply stepped up to help Clean the World process soaps to fulfill a World Vision delivery of soaps that will be distributed worldwide. Guest Supply generously provided multiple shifts of workers at its New Jersey soap processing facility to press more than 29,000 lbs. of soap provided by … Read more
We’re just days away from the Inaugural Clean the World Gala, and the excitement is building. Individual tickets and table sponsorships are available, but time is running out. Register online to reserve your place at the party. Hospitality industry leaders will gather Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Peabody Orlando in celebration of their collective embrace … Read more
The Clean the World soap press at work… Listen to the purr of the engine, the rhythmic hum of the conveyor, and the steady cuts from the blade. Or forget all that and just look at all the soap coming off the line. This never gets old… Since its founding in 2009, Clean the World … Read more
Children International kicked off its partnership with Clean the World by filling a truck with 108,000 bars of soaps bound for typhoon and flooding victims in the Philippines. It is the first of two truckloads to be filled each month as part of the partnership to help stop the spread of preventable diseases by providing … Read more
Source: James Mansaray, NHA Clean the World took its first step toward completing a successful soap distribution to Sierra Leone this week. A pallet of soap (roughly 2,000 bars) was loaded onto a truck in Orlando on Oct. 31 and is bound for the West African country courtesy of The Southern Eye Institute of Memphis, … Read more
Thinking of volunteering in November? Clean the World has plenty of opportunities for you. And you just may win a prize for your efforts. Our Orlando facility is actively seeking volunteers throughout the month to help meet our goal of recycling 50,000 hotel soaps to provide comfort for 5,000 children in 30 days. You’ll also … Read more
LATHER, a branded and custom amenities provider to distinctive hotel properties, has joined in celebration of Clean the World by becoming a Silver Sponsor for the Inaugural Clean the World Gala. The event is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Peabody Orlando. LATHER’s $3,000 sponsorship helps raise awareness and support for Clean the World and … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
You’ve often heard and read about Clean the World’s accomplishment of distributing more than 9 million bars of soap and more than 6.2 million bottled amenities in the United States, Canada and in more than 45 other countries. But where do the soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels ultimately go? You may be surprised to … Read more
Marietta Corporation, a leading hotel amenities provider to the hospitality industry worldwide, stepped up in a big way by becoming a Platinum Sponsor for the Inaugural Clean the World Gala. The event is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Peabody Orlando. Marietta joins an impressive list of corporate sponsors who are proudly displaying their continuing … Read more
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 … Read more
How’s this for an immediate return on investment? The Clean the World soap press is already providing dividends in the form of soap to be delivered in communities overseas. World Vision, one of Clean the World’s largest non-governmental organization (NGO) distribution partners, sent a truck to Clean the World headquarters in Orlando on Oct. 18, … Read more
Clean the World helped celebrate Global Handwashing Day (Oct. 15) with more than 100 volunteers from the University of Central Florida recycling soap at Clean the World’s facility in downtown Orlando. The volunteers, part of VolunteerUCF, helped surface-clean hotel soaps as step one in the recycling process, which will ultimately lead to soaps being distributed … Read more
Central Florida Marriott Business Council, a sponsor of the Inaugural Clean the World Gala, is showing what kind of impact a dedicated group of hotel properties can have when they make a decision to help Clean the World. The council of 17 Central Florida hotel properties, representing a variety of Marriott brands throughout the region, … Read more
Actress Mariana Klaveno (Showtime’s “Dexter” and HBO’s “True Blood”) will attend the Inaugural Clean the World Gala to be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Peabody Orlando. Register here now! Klaveno, an active supporter and celebrity spokesperson for Clean the World, visited Orlando recently and recorded a promo for the Gala, which includes a personal … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Clean the World recently welcomed The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas, both owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands Corp., as hotel partners in the Clean the World hospitality recycling program. The two AAA Five Diamond resorts, which feature a combined 7,000 lavish suites, are featured participants in the Sands Eco 360 Global Sustainable … Read more
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 … Read more
The next time you go on safari you will be helping Clean the World. More accurately, the next time you stay at Sheraton Safari Hotel near Walt Disney World, your soaps and bottled amenities will be recycled by Clean the World. In September, Sheraton Safari Hotel became the 100th Starwood Hotel and Resort property to … Read more
Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy knows a lot about defense. What you may not realize is that he also has a passion for fighting germs. “Too many children are dying all around the world because they don’t have enough soap to kill germs,” Van Gundy says. “By helping Clean the World, we can distribute more … Read more
The American Cleaning Institute, formerly the Soap and Detergent Association, has signed on as a Silver Sponsor for the Inaugural Clean the World Gala, which is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 at The Peabody Orlando. Nancy Bock, vice president of consumer education and meetings at ACI, sees the Gala as a business networking opportunity in … Read more
Cora Duncan, executive housekeeper at Capital Hotel in Little Rock, Ark., shares the success story of her involvement with Clean the World. If you’ve ever wondered about the impact of your participation in the Clean the World hospitality partnership program, just watch this video. Witness the power of domestic distribution to homeless shelters and missions … Read more
Did you happen to catch this Aug. 15 story at MSNBC.com? We did, and we hope you did, too. As part of our commitment to sustainability and socially responsible programs for the hospitality industry, Clean the World is ready to embark on a new venture. And it involves Mobile Waste Processors that will convert hotel … Read more
”I just couldn’t believe that all of us in the hotel industry were throwing away soap on a daily basis that could save thousands of lives… “The fact that Clean the World came up with the concept to clean the soap, repackage it and give it to children around the world who really need … Read more
Eat. Drink. Celebrate. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. Be a part of Orlando’s newest “must attend” event… The Inaugural Clean the World Gala. Join 1,200 friends and associates for a night of networking and nightlife at The Peabody Orlando. Indulge in lavish food prepared with attention to every detail by renowned Peabody Orlando chefs. Enjoy international … Read more
Clean the World Foundation has updated its Soap Distribution Map to include new countries in which we are helping to save lives with soap. View the map here. Recent additions to our map, which now represents 45 countries touched by Clean the World, include Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Kenya and an island off the coast of Africa that many … Read more
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 … Read more
As we move closer to the Inaugural Clean the World Gala on Nov. 5, 2011 at The Peabody Orlando, sponsors are lining up to take part in the celebration. And what a celebration it will be. We’re expecting 1,200 hospitality industry leaders, meeting planners, vendors and Clean the World supporters to join us for fun, … Read more
The global hygiene revolution has taken root in the hospitality industry, not only among hotels, but among hospitality vendors as well. Sysco Guest Supply, one of the nation’s largest providers of soaps and bottled amenities to the hotel industry, recently made a generous donation to Clean the World. The New-Jersey based company shipped more than … Read more
Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company has partnered with Orlando, Fla.-based social enterprise Clean the World Global LLC to collect and recycle hotel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels to help fight the global spread of preventable diseases. Concord Hospitality represents 82 properties throughout North America. Some of the top performing properties include The Renaissance Raleigh North … Read more
Students in Orange County, Florida (home of Orlando and Clean the World headquarters) are preparing to do a lot of soap recycling this year. Thanks to a generous grant by TD Bank an estimated 600 students throughout the region will participate in a program with Clean the World to help bring soap and hygiene education … Read more
Wynn/Encore is a proud hospitality partner of Clean the World. Since joining the Clean the World program in early 2011, the two Las Vegas resort hotels have combined to provide nearly 20,000 lbs. of hotel soaps and more than 12,703 lbs. of bottled amenities to help children and families in need around the world. Brian … Read more
SUMMARY: Mark Rucker of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Bob Scaglione of Sharp Electronics Corp., and Central Florida cosmetic dentist Dr. Paul J. Skomsky elected to add expertise and leadership to the Orlando-based social enterprise that is recycling soap and saving lives Clean the World Foundation, the largest global distributor of recycled hotel soaps and … Read more
Sheraton San Diego, a Starwood Hotel It’s been just two months since Starwood Hotels and Resorts chose to partner with Clean the World on the corporate level, and already some properties are experiencing terrific results. More than 55 Starwood properties have joined Clean the World since that Earth Day announcement. The newcomers bring to 86 … Read more
Joie de Vivre Hotels, with more than 30 hotel properties based in California, is committed to sustainability and social responsibility. Fortunately for Clean the World, JDV Hotels found a hospitality partner who shares the same passion. Marco Perry, general manager of the Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach, says when he first heard about Clean the … Read more
Summary: Hotel soaps and bottled amenities will be collected, recycled and distributed to children and families to help stop the spread of preventable diseases in the United States, Canada and more than 40 countries. Marietta Corporation, a leading hotel amenities provider to the hospitality industry worldwide, has partnered with Clean the World Global LLC to … Read more
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] … Read more
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 … Read more
Clean the World received a $2,500 donation in May from Disney VoluntEARS in recognition of the volunteer services performed by three people who have regularly helped recycle soap at Clean the World’s recycling operations center in Orlando. Disney cast members Ashley Newcomb, Trent Leonard and Brooke Samlaska were recipients of “EARS to You” grants from … Read more
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 … Read more
“Bienvenidos a La Isla del Encanto.” Puerto Rico is helping Clean the World. Rich in history and heritage, and long an attractive target of Clean the World, Puerto Rico is now on our hotel partnership map. The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, located at the foot of the lush El Yunque National Rainforest, has partnered … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more