{"id":3297,"date":"2020-11-10T18:39:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T18:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/?page_id=3297"},"modified":"2022-11-15T23:16:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T23:16:19","slug":"social-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/social-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n        #myVideo_mp4{\n        position: absolute; z-index: -99; width: 100%; height: 100%;top:0;left:0;\n    }\n    banner-image-1 iframe,\n    banner-1 iframe{\n        width: 100%;\n        height: 100%;\n    }\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow {\n\t\tpadding:64% 0 0 0 !important;\n\t}\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow .banner-txt-1 {\n\t\ttop: 10%;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"banner-1 full-block large-banner   \">\n        <div class=\"mob-banner-sect lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-size: cover;height:auto;padding:56.25% 0 0 0;\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/CHILD-BANNERS_social-enterprise.jpg)\">\n            <div class=\"banner-txt-1\">\n                                                                                <h1>Social Enterprise<\/h1>\n                                <h3>Eco-Cycle is a nonprofit, mission-based social enterprise that uses Zero Waste business revenues to build Zero Waste communities.<\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"banner-image-1 banner-image-mobile lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\"\n              data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/CHILD-BANNERS_social-enterprise.jpg)\">\n\n                     \n        \n<script>\n  \/\/ 2. 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We then use revenues from these activities to fund our Zero Waste education, outreach, research, and advocacy work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16424 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/cms\/..\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Social-enterprise-graphic_6-programs_1100_WEB.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"593\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Social-enterprise-graphic_6-programs_1100_WEB.jpeg 1100w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Social-enterprise-graphic_6-programs_1100_WEB-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Social-enterprise-graphic_6-programs_1100_WEB-1024x552.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Social-enterprise-graphic_6-programs_1100_WEB-768x414.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1100\/593;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How Does the Nonprofit &ldquo;Social Enterprise&rdquo; Approach Differ from a For-Profit Entity?<\/h2>\n<h4>The difference lies in two areas:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>The reason the company exists, and<\/li>\n<li>Where the revenues and profits go.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A for-profit business may be philanthropic with some of its revenues and will be rewarded with a tax deduction. But ultimately, all profits must go to their owners and financial shareholders because that is the reason the company exists&mdash;to make profits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A nonprofit social enterprise exists to fulfill a social and\/or environmental mission, and 100% of any profits made are spent to further the mission.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Eco-Cycle&rsquo;s Social Enterprise Work<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read our report, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/resources\/fact-sheet-not-like-other-recyclers\/\">Not Just Any Recycler<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to learn more<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about how Eco-Cycle operates as a nonprofit social enterprise&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to being a mission-based social enterprise, Eco-Cycle partners with other social enterprises wherever we can&mdash;for example, to help us recapture hard-to-recycle materials collected at CHaRM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eco-Cycle is known for innovating at the frontier of Zero Waste. 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