Recycled hotel soaps for the underprivileged
Action zones
France
International
The project
SolidarityCircular economy
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.
51 000
soapsare thrown away each year by hotels in France
3
millionsof people cannot afford basic hygiene products
60 000
soapsrecycled and distributed since the beginning of the adventure
Solution
In order to respond to this twofold problem, UNISOAP has developed an innovative solution: used hotel soaps are collected, recycled and then donated to partner charities, which then distribute them to their beneficiaries.
To cover more needs, UNISOAP forges partnerships with organizations donating complementary products (shampoos, toothbrushes, creams, household products, detergents...) to make up hygiene and maintenance kits. The pouches for the kits are made from used textiles from the hotel industry, recycled by UNISOAP.
Humans are at the heart of UNISOAP's approach, which is why the association works with disabled people to recycle these soaps and make the hygiene kits within two ESATs (Établissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail) located in the Lyon region.
The association also works in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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TOGETHER TO WARM HEARTS 🤝
Dear difteurs,
Every other Thursday, the volunteer collective of Générations Entraide mobilizes in Lyon 8 to distribute food parcels, offer hot meals, chat over coffee... And recently, donating soaps! 🧼
For this association, access to hygiene is an integral part of their gifts for the most disadvantaged. This also includes the provision of a hairdresser!
The volunteers welcomed us for the duration of a distribution, with plenty of smiles and good humor. Since our partner associations are the ones on the ground every day, it's always very important for us to participate regularly in distributions. It's an opportunity to hand over our soaps to the beneficiaries, to meet them and, above all, to get a better idea of their reality.
A difficult reality, which puts our feet back on the ground. Our congratulations and thanks to Générations Entraide, who showed us that even in the freezing cold, we all have the power, for a few hours, to warm hearts 💙
The year 2024 ends on a high note 🫧
A big thank you, dear difters, for your precious support and donations!
AN INVENTORY FOR THE COMMON GOOD 📦
This summer, the UNISOAP team experienced a special event: the completion of our hygiene product inventory at our partner ESAT!
👉 The result: 1,556 boxes for People and Planet 🌍
Because today, UNISOAP is much more than a soap recycling business. We want to give everyone access to hygiene, and that also means recovering unsold products from hygiene and cosmetics brands. 🪥
We structure this activity to give our beneficiaries hygiene kits, but also bulk products. This enables us to meet their needs even better! 🤝
This team inventory has enabled us to realize the scale of our actions and the involvement of our partners: thousands of products saved from the garbage can, participating in the common good. 💙
We were assisted in this mission by members of Boho Green Make-up, one of our committed partners.
👉 The result: 1,556 boxes for People and Planet 🌍
Because today, UNISOAP is much more than a soap recycling business. We want to give everyone access to hygiene, and that also means recovering unsold products from hygiene and cosmetics brands. 🪥
We structure this activity to give our beneficiaries hygiene kits, but also bulk products. This enables us to meet their needs even better! 🤝
This team inventory has enabled us to realize the scale of our actions and the involvement of our partners: thousands of products saved from the garbage can, participating in the common good. 💙
We were assisted in this mission by members of Boho Green Make-up, one of our committed partners.
A huge thank you to them, and to all the companies who bring their bubble to the building thanks to their product donations and to our partner associations who act on the ground. 👏
Together, we can go even further! ♻️
The money will be used for
- Increase the volume of used soaps collected from hotels
- Recycle soaps within the partner ESAT: target 30,000 soaps produced in 2024
- Prepare hygiene and cleaning kits: target 10,000 kits in 2024
- Distribute recycled soaps and hygiene products to charities in France
Thanks to your difts
2,151
recycled soaps
218 difts
Action zones
France
International
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.
Pauline Grumel
Founder and Managing Director
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Unisoap is a certified association meeting these six criteria:
Financial stability
Innovation
Ambition
Governance
Transparency
Systemic impact
Earned labels
Sustainable development goals
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