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In his manufacturing process,
garbage is fed to millions of red worms. The worms take about three weeks to turn
garbage into solid worm poop. The worm poop is separated out, liquefied, and put in bottles.
- The resulting product is superior to other brands on
market because most fertilizer has had chemicals added. TerraCycle's process is entirely organic, creating soil
same way it's created in
forest.
Since
product became available in stores, about 15,000 units have been sold. A 20-ounce bottle sells for $6.95. TerraCycle now has 11 employees and expects revenues to reach $1 million in its 2004-05 fiscal year.
Tom Szaky and Jon Beyer have created a brilliant "garage operation" farming business using worms as their "live stock". All you need is a source of organic garbage and you too can turn worm poop into cash.
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