Waste Equals Food
Date: September 20, 2007 | Category: Garden, The Home
Quoting Bill McDonough and Michael Braungart, “Waste equals food,” so shouldn’t we stop treating it as garbage? Worm poop - may not sound so fabulous, but worms and plants have fed off one another in beautiful symbiotic harmony for billions of years - helping to create the majesty that surrounds us. When worms consume dead plant matter, they excrete castings, a natural fertilizer that helps new plants flourish. Terracycle has taken this biological process and set a precedent with the first and only product that is entirely waste - from the contents to the packaging. Terracycle’s main product is an organic fertilizer that is made from feeding university dining hall table scraps to earthworms, who in turn create a potent fertilizer rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. It’s then packaged in soda bottles collected through their Bottle Brigade Program where Terracycle pays 6 cents per salvaged bottle. It’s even sent in recycled misprinted boxes from other companies. For all you gardeners out there, nourishing your green thumb has never been more natural. Now that is pretty eco-flippin-fabulous if you ask me.
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