NextStep Recycling

nonprofit electronics reuse and recycling organization

NextStep Recycling

Industry Repair

A Eugene nonprofit electronics recycler, refurbisher, donation center, and reuse store. It scores this way because nonprofit electronics reuse, repair, recycling, and technology access are materially better aligned than ordinary electronics retail or waste hauling.

Why this matters: NextStep adds Oregon electronics-reuse coverage and exact locations for both donation and reuse-store functions.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1

Final Score 52* A - Good
AGOOD52 tentative score pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material50
Bonus+2
Cap66No structure cap
After Cap52
Penalties0
b
Small business context

This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure, dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity, surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are not relaxed.

Applied cap: No structure cap

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

  • Ownership7/10
  • Extraction7/10
  • Solidarity with the Unemployed6/7

Penalties

  • No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

  • ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
  • ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
  • Linked claims5
  • Direct axis claims5
  • Coverage5/10

Scoring Axes
Axis Score Why this score
Ownership
?
Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.
7 / 10

The linked record identifies NextStep Recycling as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
Governance
?
Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.
5 / 10

NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.
7 / 10

NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
Labor Sovereignty
?
Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.
4 / 7

NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed
?
Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.
6 / 7

NextStep's mission includes providing technology access and training to those in need, not only selling refurbished electronics.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
  • NextStep's mission includes providing technology access and training to those in need, not only selling refurbished electronics. [4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
?
Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.
6 / 7

NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
Market Conduct
?
Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
5 / 5

NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
Product Integrity
?
Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
5 / 5

NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
5 / 5

NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • context NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene. [1]
  • context NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services. [2]
  • context NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits
Bonus Credit Why this credit
Good Deal
?
Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
2 / 3

NextStep's ReUse Store and donation model keep electronics in circulation and make refurbished items available through a nonprofit channel.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators.

Linked evidence
  • NextStep's ReUse Store and donation model keep electronics in circulation and make refurbished items available through a nonprofit channel. [5]

Confidence Basis

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 73/100

5 verified linked claims 5 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 5/10 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

5 verified linked claims

Source quality 10/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

5 direct claims across 10 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

5/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
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Claims and Sources

Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
1NextStep Recycling describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit electronics recycler and refurbisher in Eugene.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

2NextStep operates a ReUse Store and a Donation Center for electronics reuse, recycling, and public donation services.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

3NextStep recycles electronics, refurbishes usable technology, and provides technology access and training to people in need.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

4NextStep's mission includes providing technology access and training to those in need, not only selling refurbished electronics.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

5NextStep's ReUse Store and donation model keep electronics in circulation and make refurbished items available through a nonprofit channel.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

Alternatives

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Competitors

AGOOD56 tentative score Community Warehouse nonprofit furniture bank and reuse store · same market AGOOD52 tentative score BRING nonprofit building-material reuse store · same market AGOOD52 tentative score Free Geek nonprofit technology reuse organization · same market AGOOD52 tentative score The ReBuilding Center nonprofit building-material reuse store · same market AGOOD51 tentative score SCRAP PDX nonprofit creative reuse center · same market AGOOD57 tentative score The Freecycle Network nonprofit local reuse and gifting network · United States AGOOD56 tentative score Chicago Furniture Bank nonprofit furniture bank · Illinois, Midwest AGOOD56 tentative score Repair Cafe International Foundation nonprofit repair-cafe movement organization · Global

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