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Waste Management Training

Bulky Bob's Collects and Recycled Unwanted Household Goods

— May 15, 2014 — Social Good
The United Kingdom-based Furniture Resource Group is a quintessential social enterprise and it is a group that operates two social businesses: Bulky Bob's and the Furniture Resource Centre. SocialBusiness.org has previously featured the poverty-eradicating furniture company that operates as an umbrella group.

Bulky Bob's has some of the same general missions and values as the Furniture Resource Group. In 2008, it won the National Training Award. It's essential that the employees are at the center of this social enterprise. It operates on a model that has become fairly common of late: to give positions and training to individuals who were preciously unemployed and may not have had the ability to get a job through other means.

Contact Information
Furniture Resource Group website
Furniture Resource Centre website
Bulky Bob's website
Trend Themes
1. Social Enterprise - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implementing a business model that combines social and environmental goals to create positive change.
2. Unemployment Solutions - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing training and employment programs targeting individuals who are unemployed, providing them with skills and opportunities for work.
3. Sustainable Waste Management - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating innovative solutions for waste collection and recycling, reducing the environmental impact and promoting a circular economy.
Industry Implications
1. Social Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating social enterprise models in the social services industry to address social and environmental issues more effectively.
2. Workforce Development - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionizing employment programs and training initiatives to better support unemployed individuals in finding sustainable employment.
3. Waste Management - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introducing advanced technologies and systems to optimize waste collection, recycling, and disposal processes, improving overall sustainability.
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