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
To meet this dual challenge, 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 create hygiene and cleaning kits. The pouches for the kits are made from used hotel textiles, recycled by UNISOAP.
Humanity is at the heart of the UNISOAP approach, which is why the association works with disabled people to recycle these soaps and make the hygiene kits in two ESATs (Etablissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail) located in the Lyon region.
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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! ♻️
MAY 28 WAS WORLD MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY 🙋♀️ ✨
Did you know?The date 28/05 wasn't chosen at random! 28 represents the average number of days in a menstrual cycle and 5 that of the duration of menstruation.
Women are among the audiences UNISOAP is prioritizing to help in 2024! 🫶
For this, we can rely on the support of our partner associations, who distribute our soaps, hygiene products and kits to their beneficiaries.
This is the case of Féminité Sans Abri, which distributes hygiene and beauty products to combat the precariousness of women. This week, a hundred kits will be donated to the Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de l'Hôpital Saint Joseph Saint Luc in Lyon thanks to our joint action! 🧼
Let's never forget that hygiene is a right, a necessity. And menstrual hygiene products are among the most difficult to collect... and the most important for women in need.
As Laëtitia, a volunteer in charge of the Lyon area, so aptly put it, and we thank her wholeheartedly for her testimony: "L'union fait la force!" 🤝 So, if you'd like to add your bubble to the edifice with donations of menstrual hygiene products, contact us 💌
Together, we can make an even greater impact for those in need... 💙
Women are among the audiences UNISOAP is prioritizing to help in 2024! 🫶
For this, we can rely on the support of our partner associations, who distribute our soaps, hygiene products and kits to their beneficiaries.
This is the case of Féminité Sans Abri, which distributes hygiene and beauty products to combat the precariousness of women. This week, a hundred kits will be donated to the Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de l'Hôpital Saint Joseph Saint Luc in Lyon thanks to our joint action! 🧼
Let's never forget that hygiene is a right, a necessity. And menstrual hygiene products are among the most difficult to collect... and the most important for women in need.
As Laëtitia, a volunteer in charge of the Lyon area, so aptly put it, and we thank her wholeheartedly for her testimony: "L'union fait la force!" 🤝 So, if you'd like to add your bubble to the edifice with donations of menstrual hygiene products, contact us 💌
Together, we can make an even greater impact for those in need... 💙
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
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