Recycling hygiene products for the underprivileged

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UNISOAP
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The project

Zero wastePoverty
UNISOAP is the first French association whose mission is to collect and recycle used hotel soaps, with the aim of giving people in need access to hygiene.
Action regions
France
International
4 million people
soaps
cannot afford to buy hygiene products
51 million
millions
soaps are thrown away each year by hotels in France
4 metric tons
soaps
cosmetics are wasted every day in France

Solution

To address this two-fold challenge, UNISOAP has developed an innovative solution: used hotel soaps are collected, recycled, and then donated to partner charities, which distribute them to their beneficiaries.
 
To meet even more needs, UNISOAP is forging partnerships with organizations that donate complementary products (shampoo, toothbrushes, lotions, household products, laundry detergents, etc.) to put together hygiene and cleaning kits. The pouches for the kits are made from used hotel linens, repurposed by UNISOAP. 
 
People are at the heart of UNISOAP’s approach, which is why the organization works with people with disabilities to recycle these soaps and assemble the hygiene kits at two ESATs (Établissement et Service d’Aide par le Travail) located in the Lyon region.

The association is also active in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Use of the money

Your donations will make it possible to:

- Increase the volume of used soaps collected from hotels.
- Recycle soaps at partner ESAT: target 30,000 soaps produced in 2024.
- Make hygiene and cleaning kits: target 10,000 kits in 2024.
- Distribute recycled soaps and hygiene products to charities in France.

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Why we love it?

UNISOAP tackles many issues at once, and that's why we love this project. Recycling, the fight against waste, access to hygiene for the most disadvantaged, employment for people with disabilities: their 360-degree approach to ecological and social impact immediately won us over!

By transforming waste into resources, we can restore dignity, confidence and hope to those who are often forgotten.
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Pauline Grumel
Founder and Managing Director
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Financial management
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Systemic impact
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