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CarlsonSM hotels join humanitarian effort.
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Taking a fresh approach to helping those in need, several Carlson hotels have partnered with Atlanta-based nonprofit Global Soap Project to collect used and discarded bars of soap from guest rooms. Since joining in October, participating Carlson hotels nationwide have collected more than 2,000 pounds of soap. With 2.6 million bars of soap discarded daily by hotels in the United States, the Global Soap Project collected more than 75 tons of soap last year. As soap is collected, it is shipped to Atlanta where the used bars are processed into new bars of soap. The soap is then shipped to areas of the world where it’s needed most, such as parts of Uganda, Kenya, Swaziland, Haiti, Ghana and elsewhere. Several Carlson hotels also participate in a similar project called Clean the World, which collects soap and other amenities for areas in need around the globe. ■
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