The Clean the World Foundation has found a use for it, and unless you’re Mother Teresa, it’s probably for a better cause.  Through the collection, recycling and distribution of soap and shampoo products discarded by hotels every day, Clean the World is dedicated to preventing millions of deaths caused by acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease by donating the unused bars of soaps to third world countries.

Acute respiratory illness is the number three killer worldwide. Diarrheal illness is the number five killer worldwide. The illnesses kill five million children every year.

While soap is a basic necessity in the United States, it’s too expensive for the impoverished in the third world.  A left-over hotel bar can last a week for one family.

So instead of looting the bathroom from top to bottom on checkout day, first check to see if your hotel participates in this program.  For more details on the foundation go to:  http://www.cleantheworld.org.

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