Dive Brief:

• MHD Enterprises is a multi-million dollar e-waste recycling firm owned by former heroin addict Michael Dadashi. Now, nearly 70% of employees hired at MHD are former drug users and alcoholics.
• Dadashi founded the Austin, TX-based company to fund his drug habit, according to Fast Company, but now uses it to give second opportunities to other recovering addicts. 
• The success of the company has mirrored Dadashi's: Dadashi got sober in 2009, and by 2012, MHD was the 28th fastest-growing company in the US, according to Grist. 

Dive Insight:

 Dadashi initially began hiring workers from the detox center where he was a sponsor, reports Grist. MHD recycles used consumer electronics, then re-sells some of the products it has refurbished.