Used soap from Hilton Hotels is getting a second life.

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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Yummy, glad to be using some rando's used soap. But on a more serious note as long as it's being done in a way that is sanitary and doesn't risk spreading any diseases then this is much better than producing all that waste.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's distributed to poor countries interested in free soap. They don't reuse it within the hotel, and people that receive it know it's recycled.

    I question if this is actually an efficient way of donating soap, it's quite an intensive process I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of those feel-good things that actual costs more than just making new soap.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Yeah, you could be right that it is just for the feel good press to make them look good. Look at clothes donations. It tanks local textile industries and they're sometimes stuck with piles upon piles of used clothes that don't even look nice. Maybe there's something similar happening here.

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