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Many hotel brands are cutting back and adding dispensers and pump soap. I wonder if this is impacting the abound of donations they get?
 
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Nope, because many hotels still use bars. I believe bars are cheaper than liquid, since they are made the same way for the last 150-ish years. Every IHG, Hampton Inn (aka Hilton), and Wyndham-franchise hotel I've been to has bar soaps for the sinks. Some had liquid soap or shampoo in dispensers in the shower.

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Nope, because many hotels still use bars. I believe bars are cheaper than liquid, since they are made the same way for the last 150-ish years. Every IHG, Hampton Inn (aka Hilton), and Wyndham-franchise hotel I've been to has bar soaps for the sinks. Some had liquid soap or shampoo in dispensers in the shower.

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Many may still use bars, but they are still cutting back. So it is a Yup. Many many have removed bars from the showers now in favor of the pumps. That still means fewer bars.
 

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Saw this process too on the news/a special a while back. Interesting.
 

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Not very good for the local soap making companies in those countries. Same with bales of clothes being sent to other countries.
 

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Not very good for the local soap making companies in those countries. Same with bales of clothes being sent to other countries.
The people receiving these are most likely not the people who can afford & buy locally made soaps. Please read more about who the recipients are of this recycled soap product.
 

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I recall posting someting from Marriott Cypress Harbor about this. They had showed a huge bin of 1/2 used soap they were donating.

As a society, we do throw away too much. I'm happy to see items turned into something useful.
 

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The people receiving these are most likely not the people who can afford & buy locally made soaps. Please read more about who the recipients are of this recycled soap product.
It depends. There has been a lot of scrutiny lately on donations to impoverished nations and if those donations just keep them impoverished. Soap isn't necessarily expensive in those countries. Soap can be a byproduct of local agriculture. I don't know if this soap is good or bad for the local economy, but in many cases donations just feed to the "aid industry" and don't necessarily help those truly in need.
 

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It depends. There has been a lot of scrutiny lately on donations to impoverished nations and if those donations just keep them impoverished. Soap isn't necessarily expensive in those countries. Soap can be a byproduct of local agriculture. I don't know if this soap is good or bad for the local economy, but in many cases donations just feed to the "aid industry" and don't necessarily help those truly in need.
That makes some sense to me too. It's like the local humane societies. I often struggle that part of their funding mechanism is bringing in strays from southern shelters to adopt out here in Wisconsin. We have enough of our own over-crowded shelters and rescue groups. Do we really need more so the humane society can make money on the adoption fees?
 
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