Revolution in a Bottle: From Worm Poop to a Garbage Empire That Is Redefining Green Business - Softcover

Tom Szaky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591842506 ISBN 13: 9781591842507

Publisher: Portfolio, 2009

Synopsis

While a freshman at Princeton, Tom Szaky co-founde a company that recycles garbage into worm poop, liquifies it, then packages it in used soda bottle creating TerraCycle Plant Food. Five years later, this all-natural, highly effective fertiliser is available in more than 3000 locations. Not just a thrilling entrepreneurial success story, Szaky argues for a new approach to business, in which every business should aspire to be good for people, the environment and profits. He shows how the first two goals can help the third. This book is printed on 100% recycled paper.

About this title

Review:

"TerraCycle is doing more than selling good green products; it is changing how manufacturers, retailers, and consumers treat their waste. Read this book. I'm glad I did."
--Ben Cohen, cofounder, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

About the Author:

Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author. Starting at age 20, he dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. His practice has included starting and running ecological businesses, writing and teaching about the impact of commerce on living systems, and consulting with governments and corporations on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Portfolio
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1591842506
• ISBN 13: 9781591842507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208