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Have you ever wondered how to turn manure into money? A small company in the US has found a way of doing just that. TerraCycle uses worm castings – the technical term for worm poop (feces) – to produce organic plant food. This is not only good business, but also good for the environment, as it reduces the amount of waste going to landfill and sustainably uses resources that our planet provides.
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Spitzeck, H. (2011). TerraCycle – A Business Founded for Societal Benefit Generation. In: von Kimakowitz, E., Pirson, M., Spitzeck, H., Dierksmeier, C., Amann, W. (eds) Humanistic Management in Practice. Humanism in Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306585_18
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