Boston, Mass.-Converted Organics Inc. (CO), which currently recycles food waste into liquid and granular organic fertilizer at facilities in Woodbridge, N.J., and Gonzales, Calif., now has a Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection permit for a third processing plant in Sutton, Mass., and has plans to locate another manufacturing site in Johnston, R.I. “The development in Sutton is part of the company’s long-term strategic plan to expand our organic fertilizer business,” said CO President Edward Gildea. He termed the Sutton move a significant milestone in the company’s long-range expansion plans. Earlier, the company announced partnering with McCaffrey’s Market to convert food and other waste into organic fertilizer, which will be returned for sale starting this spring at the chain’s store in Princeton and also shortly afterwards at the McCaffrey’s locations in West Windsor, N.J., and Yardley, Penn. In other news, CO said it has 94 Home Depot stores currently carrying its all-natural lawn and turf fertilizer, and has completed shipping 132 tons to the stores throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York.
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