At Boston East India Hotels, we care first and foremost about our
guests and providing a curated hospitality experience that is second to none.
However, we are also dedicated to sustainability and the world we live in. We
do not toss around words like green, eco-friendly and sustainability lightly,
nor do we half-heartedly attempt to make a difference in the world today — case
in point, our partnership with Clean the World at The Daniel.
Clean the World is a nonprofit organization that is
committed to reducing the waste created by discarded soap and shampoo products,
as well as helping to prevent the millions of deaths caused by hygiene-related
illnesses around the world.
The organization does this by collecting, recycling and
distributing discarded soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels from
hotels. The guest room hygiene items are recycled by Clean the World’s
recycling operations centers in Orlando, Las Vegas and Toronto, and
distributed, for humanitarian purposes, to children and families in communities
around the globe.
Clean the World partners with some of the world’s largest
nonprofit organizations and NGO’s, including World Vision, World Food Program
and Harvest Time International, as well as numerous U.S. partners to help
distribute soap and shampoo.
As simple as it might sound, soap saves lives and we are proud to be part of Clean the World’s Bed and Breakfast Partners and help the organization save lives around the globe.
Medical research has shown that hand washing with soap significantly
reduces the impact of two fatal diseases: acute respiratory infection and
diarrheal disease. These are the top two killers of children less than
5-years-old. By distributing recycled soap to those who need it the most Clean
the World’s efforts can have a massive impact in the global hygiene revolution.
We also love that Clean the World has a tremendous track
record of success.
Started in 2009, Clean the World has collected and
distributed more than 18 million bars of soap to more than 65 countries
worldwide including Zimbabwe, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Swaziland, Mali,
Mongolia, Uganda, Honduras and Romania. The organization has operations in 50
states across the United States and 10 provinces in Canada. Its main recycling
operations center in Orlando has the capacity to produce over 80,000 bars a
day.
Clean the World’s recycled soap has been tested by
TriTech Laboratories, a Florida state-certified testing facility, and given a
100 percent clean bill of health. TriTech infects soap to run through the
standard Clean the World recycling process and checks to see what happens. The
tests have found that all pathogens are successfully removed by the
organization’s recycling process.
Clean the World has also become a natural disaster first responder
— in January 2010, as part of our Haiti Earthquake relief efforts, it collected
and distributed over 150 tons of hygiene products, medical supplies, water and
other essentials to Haiti.
The green and eco-friendly benefits of working with Clean
the World are also substantial. Since it was founded, the organization has
eliminated more than 1.4 million pounds of hotel waste from polluting local
landfills.
At The Daniel, partnering with Clean the World will help
produce an estimated 250 pounds of recycle bars of soap annually, which equates
to about 1,400 recycled soap bars distributed to children and families in need.
The efforts will produce an estimated 200 pounds of recycled bottled amenities,
which equals about 1,400 recycle bottled amenities distributed to children and
families and need.
Annually, about 275 people are provided with soap from
materials that are recycled from The Daniel.
Clean the World estimates that since the organization
began its efforts more than 17 million children have died of diseases
preventable with proper hygiene. With 18 million bars of soap distributed over
that same time, it is clear that the organization’s mission to wipeout
hygiene-related fatalities is an achievable goal — as a doubling of its efforts
over the same time period moving forward could do it.
While The Daniel is just one of Clean the World’s 1,600
hospitality partners through North America — including giants such as The Walt
Disney World Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, IHG,
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Best Western International, Joie de Vivre Hotels, Hilton
and Hyatt — we are glad to play our part in the massive impact this effort is
having.
We also want our guests to know that when they visit any Boston East India Hotels property they are also part of this effort to impact the health and well-being of
so many around the globe. We know many of our guest do their part at home to
contribute to the sustainability of our planet and improve the health of all in
it, but when they stay with us they are continuing to do their part even when
they are on the road!
