Wonder Worms

Recycling with Composting Worms

Why Recycle Using Composting Worms?

1. If every household recycled their organic wastes, wastes going to landfills would be greatly reduced.

2. Up to 70% of household wastes are made of organic matter, therefore edible by composing worms. 

3. Worms process our food, garden and livestock wastes into biologically active soil amendment that is needed by our soils.

4. Worms produce castings that are nature's way of feeding our soil which then feeds our plants (inside and outside), shrubs and trees.

5. Castings are high in nitrates, phosphorous, magnesium, potassium, and calcium and when mixed with soil, help plants produce more and plants become more disease and pest resistant.

6. Worms can also be used directly in containers, gardens and crop fields to help aerate and process organic matter that is in the soil.

7. When you use organic fertilizers, harmful chemicals in our environment are eliminated.

8. Recycling produces vermicompost and castings. When composting worms are used in gardens and fields, lots of organic matter needs to be placed on the ground. In doing so, the compost around plants and trees helps hold moisture and protect the soil from wind and water erosion. It also adds food for the worms to eat and mix with the soil.

9. Castings can be made into a tea and then can be sprayed on the plants or be used as a drench on the soil. This is a good way of extending the use of your castings when you don't have enough castings to spread around.