About Clean Hands®: Non-profit for sustainability and solidarity

Clean Hands® volunteers at a soap recycling activity

Who we are

Clean Hands® (Kathara Cheria) – Green Soap

Since 2012, we have been turning leftover hotel soap into hygiene essentials for people who need them. Today we are a non-profit civil company (AMKE) based in Sklithro, Florina, working across eight pillars – from the circular economy to education and social care.

AMKE · non-profitGreen Soap · Clean HandsSklithro, Florina

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12,500 kgof soap recycled

150partner hotels

28communities supported

520volunteers

About us

Health and solidarity, with respect for the environment

At a time of growing environmental and social challenges, Clean Hands® remains firmly committed to health and solidarity.

Since 2012, we have led the way in soap recycling in Greece. We collect used soap and its packaging from hotels and turn it into a valuable resource for vulnerable groups. In doing so, we reduce waste while supporting local communities with basic hygiene essentials.

Our programmes

2012Hotel soap recycling begins.
2017The non-profit civil company is founded (Florina Court of First Instance).
2026New articles of association, a seat in Sklithro and eight pillars of action.

Our mission

Eight pillars of action

Our purpose is purely non-profit and for the public benefit: environmental, cultural, educational and humanitarian, and dedicated to promoting public health.

PILLAR A

Green Soap

Circular economy in hospitality: hotel soap recycling, Zero Waste, sustainability certificates and eco-friendly cleaning products.

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PILLAR B

Coffee Pellet

Bioeconomy: collecting spent coffee grounds and producing eco-friendly solid biofuels (pellets, briquettes, firelighters).

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PILLAR C

Caps with Heart

Heart-shaped bins for plastic bottle caps in schools, town squares and businesses, with proceeds that give back to the community.

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PILLAR D

Natural cosmetics

Salves made with pure beeswax, herbal remedies and natural care products from herbs of the Greek countryside.

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PILLAR E

Hygiene (WASH)

Hygiene and handwashing education, and distribution of Personal Hygiene Kits to vulnerable groups and in emergencies.

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PILLAR F

Culture & tradition

Preserving the traditional practices of rural Macedonia, such as lye soap-making, and cultural activities.

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PILLAR G

Education & innovation

Circular economy workshops for students and the public, digital tools and artificial intelligence, fully accessible to people with disabilities.

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PILLAR H

Social care

Community centres and multi-activity spaces for children, young people and people with disabilities, supporting life in rural areas.

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Ongoing

Our programmes

Programmes that combine environmental sustainability with social solidarity.

150 hotels

Greensoap

Hotel soap recycling with environmental and social benefits.

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30 schools

Clean Hands at School

An educational programme on hygiene and recycling in schools.

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28 organisations

Clean Hands for All

Basic hygiene essentials for populations in great need.

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520 volunteers

Give Life a Hand

A volunteer programme supporting people affected by illness.

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Public awareness

Recycling Together

An educational awareness programme for the general public.

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Pilot · 24 cafés

Coffeepellet

Turning spent coffee grounds into energy.

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Soap recycling guidelines for hotels

How your hotel can take part, step by step.

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Why it matters

Every tonne of soap recycled saves

10,000 litres

of water

500 kWh

of energy

200 kg

less CO2 emissions

Our home base

Sklithro, Florina: a rural hub for the circular economy

At our base in Sklithro, in the Municipality of Amyntaio, we are developing spaces for making, learning and accommodation, open to schools, volunteers and researchers.