Boston, MA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with Republic Services of Salinas to divert food waste from local landfills and receive the food waste at the company's Gonzales, CA facility. Converted Organics will receive tip fees per ton of waste delivered and, pursuant to the company's mission, will recycle the food waste into organic fertilizer products. The relationship between the company and Republic Services of Salinas was facilitated by the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (SVSWA), an agency that works to eliminate the need for landfills.

The additional food waste at the California facility follows the completion of facility upgrades and the receipt of a Solid Waste Facility Permit, which allows the facility to receive and process up to 250 tons of food waste per day.

Converted Organics and the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority worked collaboratively to design a food waste recycling program and help divert food waste from Salinas Valley landfills. Under the agreement, Republic Services of Salinas will deliver weekly loads of clean, source separated food waste to Converted Organics' facility in Gonzales, CA, which the company will process into organic fertilizers to be sold into the agriculture market.

"By securing a steady source of food waste through our agreement with BFI Waste Services, Converted Organics will increase food waste recycling throughout the Salinas Valley community, and through the expansion of operations, will also increase revenue at our Gonzales facility, which will account for seventy-five percent of our revenue in 2010," Edward Gildea, President and CEO of Converted Organics comments. Mr. Gildea continues, "The vision of SVSWA to eliminate the need for landfills is invaluable to a sustainable future, and we hope that our partnership with BFI Waste Services is the first of many relationships the company will establish with the help of SVSWA."

About Converted Organics Inc.
Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) (www.convertedorganics.com) is dedicated to producing high-quality, all-natural, organic soil amendment and fertilizer products through food waste recycling. The Company uses its proprietary High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC) system, a proven, state-of-the-art microbial digestion technology, to process various biodegradable food wastes into dry pellet and liquid concentrate organic fertilizers that help grow healthier food and improve environmental quality. Converted Organics sells and distributes its environmentally-friendly fertilizer products in the retail, professional turf management, and agribusiness markets.

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About Republic Services of Salinas
Republic Services of Salinas, the second largest solid waste company in the nation, began working with the City of Salinas in July 2001. Republic Services provides residential, commercial, and industrial services to more than ten million customers in locations throughout the continental United States and Puerto Rico.

About Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
The Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (SVSWA) is a joint powers agency made up of the following local governments: Monterey County (eastern half of the unincorporated county), and the cities of Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Salinas, and Soledad, whose vision is to reduce the amount of waste by promoting individual and corporate responsibility, to recover waste for its highest and best use while balancing rates and services, to transform our business from burying waste to utilizing waste as a resource and to eliminate the need for landfills.

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