BME provides employment and training opportunities for adults who are on public assistance in Philadelphia. BME will continue to grow as more people learn about and patronize it. There is also a great potential for replication in cities of any size. An enterprise similar to BME can be operated in a community of 100,000 people. Smaller cities might better be served by providing an annex at the landfill.
Prices are low, to accommodate the lowest-income homeowners.
This limits BME's ability to generate expansion funds. Reducing hauling costs and providing tax credits to donors would increase stock and sales. In the future, BME would like to offer fire prevention programs, and assist in the rehabilitation of damaged homes. The Department has not yet been willing to participate in this manner.