Las Vegas hotel recycling soap has onlookers shouting "No!"
Some viewers of a viral TikTok video are surprised that the soap they used in a Las Vegas hotel room may be recycled.
This video from the Science Insider, channel shows the recycling process developed by the Clean the World Foundation. The process breaks down used hotel soap, disinfects it, and then uses the leftovers to form new soap.
"Hotels throw away millions of used bars of soap every week," the video's voiceover says. "But they don't have to go in the trash."
The video states that Clean the World can remove dirt and hair from the top of used bars. A machine called a conch then grinds the rods and extrudes them into noodle-like strands, which are heated and mixed with a solution of water and bleach for seven to eight minutes to sterilize them.
The video, uploaded last month, had been viewed more than 23 million times as of Wednesday morning and prompted thousands of excited viewer comments.
"Will the dirt and hair be removed?" "I don't want anything touching anyone's dirt or hair."
Another comment said: "Don't worry, all that pubic hair and dead skin cells act as exfoliants in the recycled soap!"
"Ugh, I brought my own soap," wrote another.
What’s for sure is that none of these angry commenters realize that Las Vegas recycles and disposes of every drop of water dumped at the Las Vegas Strip resorts. In other words, at least some of the water pumped from bathroom sinks and restaurant faucets was once flushed down shower drains or toilets.
The TikTok video claims that "thousands of hotels around the world" participate in the soap recycling program, but does not reveal any names.
The Clean the World website lists its headquarters in Las Vegas and Orlando. This makes sense since they are the cities with the most hotel rooms not only in the United States but in the world.
A 2011 press release posted on the company's website lists Caesars Entertainment, Venetian/Palace Hotels and Wynn/Encore Hotels as partners in the Las Vegas recycling program.
Clean the World did not respond to an email requesting further information.
Do not wash
Just because some Las Vegas resorts donate soap to Clean the World for recycling doesn't mean they'll distribute the final product to guests.
A closer look at the organization reveals that it is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 2009 by Shawn Seipler to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities around the world.
Another video about Clean the World soap recycling, posted on YouTube by the Insider Business channel, specifically states that old soap bars are recycled "to make brand new soap bars for those in need."
It is understood the victims will not be staying at resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.
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