Who We Are
As of August 6, 2018 Fat Worm is under new management! Ryan Walter, the co-founder and CEO of The Compost Crew, and Ben Parry, an investor and operations executive based in Rockville MD, have teamed up to own and operate Fat Worm Compost.
Fat Worm Compost and its sister company, The Compost Crew, offer compostable material collection and hauling services to residential, commercial & industrial, municipal and other institutional customers. Contact us to learn more.
Fat Worm Compost and its sister company, The Compost Crew, offer compostable material collection and hauling services to residential, commercial & industrial, municipal and other institutional customers. Contact us to learn more.
Compostable Facts
Composting food waste and organic yard debris reduces the serious landfill challenges facing the US today. Not only are landfills leading contributors to climate change (by emitting large amounts of methane gas), they also pollute groundwater, waste precious resources, require a great deal of energy to manage, and discourage recycling, reuse, and composting. For more information on the effects of composting on our environment, please visit http://www.epa.gov/foodrecovery/
Our society often makes it easier to throw things away rather than reuse or recycle them. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average american throws out 4.5 pounds of trash per day, adding to the grand total of more than 236 million tons of refuse per year in the US. Of that amount, approximately 25% is composed of food scraps and yard debris. These are the very materials which, once in the landfills, produce ozone-damaging methane, a greenhouse gas that is twenty-one times more potent than carbon dioxide - another climate change threat.
Instead, these organic materials can be turned into rich, life-supporting compost. Whether you live in an apartment, in a home with a backyard, or on a farm, you can help reduce the emission of damaging greenhouse gases by composting.
The benefits of composting go far beyond keeping millions of tons of waste out of our landfills. Compost is an ideal medium for growing fruits and vegetables, flowers, shrubs, and trees. Because it is a rich source of nutrients, use of compost significantly reduces or eliminates the need for fertilizer. Compost improves soil texture and its ability to hold onto moisture, thus protecting against drought. Compost also helps control erosion and weed growth and acts as a protective barrier against toxins in the soil.
Below is an informative video made by Highfields Center for Composting that explains what compost is and why it's important, aimed at how composting works in a school setting.
Our society often makes it easier to throw things away rather than reuse or recycle them. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average american throws out 4.5 pounds of trash per day, adding to the grand total of more than 236 million tons of refuse per year in the US. Of that amount, approximately 25% is composed of food scraps and yard debris. These are the very materials which, once in the landfills, produce ozone-damaging methane, a greenhouse gas that is twenty-one times more potent than carbon dioxide - another climate change threat.
Instead, these organic materials can be turned into rich, life-supporting compost. Whether you live in an apartment, in a home with a backyard, or on a farm, you can help reduce the emission of damaging greenhouse gases by composting.
The benefits of composting go far beyond keeping millions of tons of waste out of our landfills. Compost is an ideal medium for growing fruits and vegetables, flowers, shrubs, and trees. Because it is a rich source of nutrients, use of compost significantly reduces or eliminates the need for fertilizer. Compost improves soil texture and its ability to hold onto moisture, thus protecting against drought. Compost also helps control erosion and weed growth and acts as a protective barrier against toxins in the soil.
Below is an informative video made by Highfields Center for Composting that explains what compost is and why it's important, aimed at how composting works in a school setting.
Published on Feb 5, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRXNo7Ieky8
"Highfields Center for Composting presents an animated teaching guide for starting a compost program in your school. In this brief video, students will learn about compost, the importance of closing the loop on their food system and how to separate food scraps effectively."
"Highfields Center for Composting presents an animated teaching guide for starting a compost program in your school. In this brief video, students will learn about compost, the importance of closing the loop on their food system and how to separate food scraps effectively."
For more information about our services, please visit our How it Works page.
Fat Worm Holdings, LLC
11810 Grand Park Ave, Suite 500
Rockville, MD 20852
202-362-WORM (9676)
sales@fatwormcompost.com
11810 Grand Park Ave, Suite 500
Rockville, MD 20852
202-362-WORM (9676)
sales@fatwormcompost.com
