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World Service,4 mins

Saving lives with recycled soap

Health Check

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Washing your hands with soap is one of the most effective ways to prevent diseases linked to poor sanitation, but in rural Cambodia children still die from diarrhoea because of a lack of soap. Now a new source has been found – recycling the bars left in hotels by tourists. (Photo: Channy makes recycled soap from the bars left in hotel bathrooms. Credit: Eco Soap Bank)

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