Bristol Wood Recycling Project
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The Bristol Wood Recycling Project is a not for profit
social enterprise
based in Bristol
, UK
and was founded in April 2004. BWRP's profit is not distributed between shareholder
s or other stakeholders. Instead its profit
is re-invested back into the project in order to rescue and re-use some of the vast quantities of timber
that is being disposed of in landfill
s locally each year .
BWRP offers a collection service to the public, whether construction sites, house clearances or anything else. BWRP collect waste wood; off-cuts, defective timber, pallet
s, chipboard
, floor boards; basically whatever wood normally ends up in the skip. BWRP then resell wood back to the public, with poor quality wood sold as firewood. BWRP is dependent on volunteers as well as paid staff in order for it to function. There are also wood cutting facilities on site. BWRP is part of the National Community Wood Recycling Project.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
social enterprise
Social enterprise
A social enterprise is an organization that applies business strategies to achieving philanthropic goals. Social enterprises can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit....
based in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, UK
United Kingdom
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and was founded in April 2004. BWRP's profit is not distributed between shareholder
Shareholder
A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders own the stock, but not the corporation itself ....
s or other stakeholders. Instead its profit
Profit (accounting)
In accounting, profit can be considered to be the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market whatever it is that is accounted as an enterprise in terms of the component costs of delivered goods and/or services and any operating or other expenses.-Definition:There are...
is re-invested back into the project in order to rescue and re-use some of the vast quantities of timber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
that is being disposed of in landfill
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
s locally each year .
BWRP offers a collection service to the public, whether construction sites, house clearances or anything else. BWRP collect waste wood; off-cuts, defective timber, pallet
Pallet
A pallet , sometimes called a skid, is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, front loader or other jacking device. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies...
s, chipboard
Particle board
Particle board, or particleboard , is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood particles, such as wood chips, sawmill shavings, or even saw dust, and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded...
, floor boards; basically whatever wood normally ends up in the skip. BWRP then resell wood back to the public, with poor quality wood sold as firewood. BWRP is dependent on volunteers as well as paid staff in order for it to function. There are also wood cutting facilities on site. BWRP is part of the National Community Wood Recycling Project.