Organic Fertilizer - Converted Organics, Inc.

At the heart of the Converted Organics process is a technology originally developed and used in Europe that has been refined and is currently in use in Canada. The technical name for the technology is Enhanced Autogenous Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (EATAD). In short, the technology relies on the same principles that allow you to compost food waste in your back yard. Like back yard composting, the EATAD process utilizes oxygen to avoid the build up of strong odors that would occur under anaerobic conditions. EATAD takes this one step further by introducing additional oxygen, as well as heat, into a closed, carefully monitored tank, as a way to greatly accelerate the digestion process. What would take months to compost can be quickly converted to a useful all natural fertilizer product in a matter of hours.

The following diagram illustrates the EATAD process in more detail.

The licensed technology has been the subject of independent assessments in both Canada and the United States. In Canada, verification of the technology’s performance claims has been provided by the Government of Canada’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program. The Massachusetts Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (STEP) program, a collaboration between the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) and the University of Massachusetts, has also evaluated and accepted the effectiveness and commercial potential of the EATAD technology.