How to green the planet by hiring people with disabilities
Unique social business solves two major problems: electronic waste and underemployment of people with special needs.
An Ecommunity worker operating a forklift. Photo courtesy of Ecology for Protected Community
Talk about a win-win-win situation: A man with an emotional disability and a woman with mild developmental disabilities found both meaningful employment and true love in an environmentally friendly enterprise.
Of course, not every employee of Ecology for Protected Community (Ecommunity) finds a life partner at work. But like that happy couple, they all earn a living at this Israeli social business for processing electronic waste.