
Ecosphera
Name: Ecosphera | N° of Employees: 46 |
City: Forl | N° of Members: 23 |
Country: Italy | Year of formation: 1993 |
Website: http://www.coopecosphera.org | |
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Ecosphera is a Type B social coop (30% of members must be from one or more disadvantaged groups) that provides environmental services for the city of Forlì, in Emilia Romagna, Italy. As a social cooperative, a core mission of Ecosphera is to provide meaningful ways to engage its disabled/disadvantaged staff as productive members of the community. These services and projects include: Collection of household recyclables and waste; Maintenance of green space and parks; Street cleaning; Pest control; Grounds keeping for the cemetery; An automotive garage; Operation of a small farm that sells herbs and fruit for a variety of purposes; A New ‘Ecoliving’ Center for local goods and services (organic supermarket, restaurant, responsible tourism travel agency, health center, etc).