(Originally published in Cable TV, 25 July 2021)
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【皂出新天地】每年都數以百萬的小朋友因欠缺衛生用品及清水而死去。香港作為一個物質豐盛的城市，每年卻把超過千萬箱的肥皂、梘液送往堆填區。試想想，如果把這些物資送往其他有需要的國家，可以拯救多少寶貴的生命？
香港有一間專門回收肥皂的機構，於10年前就開始回收肥皂，將回收得來的肥皂送給本地及海外有需要的人。開初這個工場是由創辦人David和香港大學的學生一起營運。他提及過「再皂福」的成立並不只是為了回收肥皂，而是為了提供一個地方可以讓學生於日常生活運用自身能力和知識。而這個肥皂工場也是一個讓不同年齡、背景、文化的人一起工作、交流的地方，然後再將處理好的肥皂、梘液分發出去，讓福祉惠及其他人。
題外話：根據再皂福提供的數字，他們最近每個月平均回收大約2000公斤的肥皂。
Over millions of children died just because there was not sufficient sanitary products and clean water across the world. Hong Kong is a city which has abundent resrouces, yet, it keeps sending hundred thousands boxes of soap to landfill annually. Let’s imagine how many lives can be saved if we could send these soaps to the people in need.
There is a NGO in Hong Kong which collects soap from different hotels and send the recycled soaps to people who need them in local and even overseas. David Bishop, the founder of Soap Cycling, has been working closely with students from the University of Hong Kong to operate this NGO. He mentioned “Soap Cycling wasn’t created for soap” and it was in fact a training ground for his students, which offers opportunities for them to apply their skills and knowledge in real life.
Soap Cycling also is a place which embraces diversity and enables people from different culture, background and age to come together and work.