New York (CNN Business) Used soap from Hilton Hotels is getting a second life. The company announced Monday that it will collect used bars of soap from guest rooms across its hotels and recycle them into 1 million new bars of soap by October 15, which is Global Handwashing Day. The used soap is "crushed, sanitized and cut into new soap bars," according to the company. The hotel chain also helps recycle soap, lotion and shampoo bottles, which can be reused for travel bottles of hygiene products. Hilton's recycling program has helped Clean the World distribute 7.6 million bars of recycled soap over the past decade, keeping 2 million pounds of soap and bottles out of landfills.

Source: CNN March 18, 2019 18:00 UTC