Terracycle: Turning Trash Into Cash

Synopsis

TerraCycle was founded in 2002 by Tom Szaky, a 20-year-old Princeton University dropout. the company's flagship product, TerraCycle Plant Food, is liquefied worm poop made from worm-processed organic waste and packaged in reused soda bottles, many of which are collected in fund raising efforts by school children and non-profit groups. Today, TerraCycle is facing its most challenging and exciting h