Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today that the World Sports Alliance (WSA) notified the Company that the WSA and the African nation of the Republic of Guinea have agreed to utilize Converted Organics’ High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC) technology and processes to produce organic fertilizer from food waste. The Republic of Guinea is the first of 24 WSA Member States to implement the WSA’s Waste-to-Fertilizer program.

“As Chief Technology Partner to the WSA, Converted Organics is very pleased that our proprietary High Temperature Liquid Composting technology and related processes will play an integral role in the WSA’s visionary Waste-to Fertilizer program,” said Jack Walsdorf, Vice President of Waste Management for Converted Organics. “We are confident that other WSA Member States will follow the fine example set by the Republic of Guinea and embark upon a similar sustainable recycling effort.”

Converted Organics’ High Temperature Liquid Composting technology is a proven, state-of-the-art microbial digestion system that processes various biodegradable food waste products into liquid and solid organic-based fertilizer.

About World Sports Alliance

The World Sports Alliance is an intergovernmental organization created through a private initiative in support of the United Nations Millennium Project and its Development Goals.

About Converted Organics Inc.

Converted Organics (NASDAQ:COIN) (www.convertedorganics.com), based in Boston, MA, 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.

Converted Organics’ flagship manufacturing facility is located in Woodbridge, New Jersey. A second manufacturing site is located in Gonzales, California, and a third is under development in Johnston, Rhode Island. Converted Organics' products have been tested in numerous field trials for more than a dozen crops with the result that, on average, the net value of the farmer's crop increased 11-16 percent, depending on the particular crop and product application.