Goal For The Green

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Clean the World Foundation Inc., has only been an official organization since February, 2009.  Already, they are well on the path of doing great things!

Their campaign states that, by recycling soap and shampoo from hotels and motels, they are able to make it possible for people in developing countries, to clean themselves.  This not only reduces the risk of disease, for those people, but also reduces waste in landfills.

CTW, states that 9,000 children die everyday, from diarrheal disease, and respiratory disease.  This is often caused by a lack of hygiene, as well as, unsanitary conditions, and often a lack of water.   Studies have shown, that the 9,000 figure can be reduced by as much as 60 percent, just by hand washing alone.

The Clean the World team sanitizes, steams, packages, and sends the soap to homeless shelters, and overseas where thousands of children die from diseases stemming from poor hygiene.

Co-founder Shawn Seipler says, “If we can stop that soap from hitting landfills, recycle it, and get it to the 9,000 children who will die today, because they don’t have soap, and lack of hygiene, then we’re gonna do what Clean the World set out to do.”

Clean the World, picks the barely-used soap bins up from Hotel Biba, and other participating hotel/ motels each week. Then, back at their plant in Orlando, their team sanitizes, steams, packages, and sends the soap to homeless shelters, and overseas where thousands of children die from diseases stemming from poor hygiene.  They have already sent more than 150,000 bars of soap, over by boat, to Haiti.  In case you didn’t know, Haiti, is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

Hotel Biba General Manager Jennifer Reichert says, “Generally we collect one bar from the shower, and one bar from the sink from each guest per day. It’s a lot of soap.”  Hotel Biba, has 40 guest rooms, and typically up to 160 soap bars are used each day.

The program seems to benefit a lot of folks. The hotel maids who collect the soap, feel like they’re making a difference.  Men from a local shelter  get jobs disinfecting the soap. People in Haiti, and other overseas countries receive the soap, who otherwise,cannot afford it.  They are already helping save many lives, and keeping soap out of landfills.

Members of the non-profit organization hope more hotels request their service, as I’m sure they have, and will continue to do so.  If you travel a lot, check with your hotel/motel to see if they are participating in this program. If they are not, please encourage them to do so.  CTW, is saving lives and definitely working toward a better tomorrow for many people.

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Just to let you know, On Thursday, November 5th at 12:30 EST, you are invited to a free sneak-preview Webinar, hosted by Robert Watson, GreenerBuildings.com Editor, and “Father of LEED.” It’s called “Building a Sustainable Future: Progress and Trends Toward Improving the Environmental Footprint of Commercial Buildings.”

In case you didn’t know, LEED means, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.  It is the Green Building rating system.

The webinar starts at 12:30 pm EST. Here’s the Registration link

During this 60 minute webinar, Robert Watson will present the findings of the soon to be released, 2009 Green Building Market and Impact Report that was sponsored by Johnson Diversey. This report is an integrated assessment of the land, water, energy, material and indoor environmental impacts of the LEED for New Construction (LEED NC), Core & Shell (LEED CS) and Existing Building (LEED EB) standards.

All registrants will have access to a download of the report.

Johnson Diversey President & CEO Ed Lonergan, opens the webinar by highlighting the importance of sustainability in today’s business environment.  He is offering insights and examples, of the company’s work toward improving the sustainability of its customers’ facilities, as well as its own. This presentation will detail Johnson Diversey’s own focus on LEED certification for many of its facilities worldwide.

In these fast-changing times, and with the ever changing economy, it is imperative, that  we have measurement around whether green building choices provide a very high return on investment, and a significant decrease in environmental impact.

I hope you can help in spread the word about this event. Tell anyone  you think would be interested in learning more about green commercial buildings, and corporate sustainability.

Go here to register for the Green Building Webinar.

Sure, hope you can attend.  They are working toward a better and greener tomorrow for us all!