WASTE MANAGEMENT
Social enterprises that undertake socially-responsible management of waste to improve lives and protect the environment.
EXISTING BORROWERS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
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SISTEMA BIO
MEXICO Designs, builds and sells patented, cost-saving biodigesters to small-scale farmers. These low-cost, modular biodigesters convert cow manure into energy and fertilizer while simultaneously protecting groundwater and improving soil health. Started in 2010, Sistema Bio has installed over 5,000 units in Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Kenya, and India. Beneficial Returns refinanced four trucks that the company purchased with cash to enhance their working capital position.
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ATEC
CAMBODIA ATEC designs and sells low-cost, patented biodigesters to small scale farmers in Cambodia. The business began operations in 2016 and has sold over 1,350 units as of end of 2019. Biodigesters use a biological process in which naturally occurring microorganisms break down organic waste to generate biogas and fertilizer. This provides significant impact by lowering expenses and improving crop yields of Cambodian households; the average family sees an increase in savings of $521 per year. Beneficial Returns provided ATEC* a $60,000 loan to help expand its new Pay As You Go (PAYGO) sales model.
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