A Good Thing is a UK not‑for‑profit Community Interest Company that operates a web and mobile app to match businesses with local charities for donating unwanted items, preventing disposal and keeping products in use.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Platform explicitly exists to prevent items being disposed of and to enable donation/reuse between businesses and charities. Source: A Good Thing
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
The organisation operates the matching app and directly facilitates donation flows between businesses and charities (it hosts the circular activity). Source: A Good Thing
Circular Type
Marketplace
• Products
• B2B
A Good Thing functions as a multi‑actor exchange matching businesses offering surplus physical products with charities across the UK. The primary value object is physical products; matchmaking is between businesses and organisations (B2B). Source: A Good Thing
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse, R2 - Reduce, R1 - Rethink
Primary evidence: platform matches donated items to charities (R3: Reuse). Secondary strategies (Reduce, Rethink) are inferred from statements about preventing landfill and changing disposal behaviour on the site.
Circular Business Model
Resale / Second-hand, Sharing / Collaborative Use
Platform facilitates donation and redistribution of physical products to charities. Resale is inferred as charities may resell items; sharing/collaborative use inferred from matchmaking between businesses and charities. Evidence from site and third‑party listings. Source: A Good Thing; RREUSE
Organisational Type
NonProfit
Organisation is a Community Interest Company (CIC) registered in England & Wales (company number shown on site). Source: A Good Thing
Sector
Waste Management & Recycling
Site messaging focuses on preventing items going to landfill and matching surplus business items with charities, which is primarily a waste diversion and reuse service. Source: A Good Thing
Geographical Reach
National
• United Kingdom
Site and third‑party listings describe A Good Thing as operating across the UK (England & Wales registration and UK‑wide activity). Source: A Good Thing; RREUSE
Hardware Component
None
Service is delivered via web and mobile app; no specialised physical hardware supplied or required by the provider is described on the website.
Tech Map Relevance
Platform directly facilitates reuse of products by matching businesses with charities, reducing landfill and aligning with circular economy goals. Source: A Good Thing
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