We are committed to helping you reach your sustainability goals.
Hungry Worms is Canterbury's leading full-circle food & green-waste recycling company. We educate, innovate, and deliver sustainability solutions that are practical, local, and measurable.
Our Mission
To be a leading innovator in full-circle food waste recycling in New Zealand — educating businesses and communities on sustainability while delivering solutions that are environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, financially viable, and genuinely achievable.
Our Vision
“From Food Waste to Local Regeneration — Powered by Nature.”
Sustainability should be practical, local, and measurable. We're building closed-loop food systems powered by nature — turning Canterbury's waste into Canterbury's soil, one pickup at a time.
Our Approach
We partner with local businesses to minimise their food waste and lower their carbon footprint. By combining industrial composting with vermiculture (compost worms), we achieve the highest possible diversion rate from landfill — and create eco-friendly garden products that return value to the community. We keep the Google Sheet, the worm farm, and the ESG report in the same story.
What drives us
Environmentally sustainable
Every decision we make prioritises the natural environment — from how we collect, to what we create.
Socially sustainable
We build genuine partnerships with local businesses, creating shared value for Canterbury communities.
Financially viable
Sustainability has to make business sense. Our model is designed to be affordable, measurable, and scalable.
Closed-loop by design
We don't just remove waste — we complete the loop. Your food waste returns as premium soil and 100% natural fertiliser.
Meet the team
Canterbury locals, sustainability advocates, and worm enthusiasts.
Our sister brand: Uncle Bob's Regenerative Garden Products
The finished output of our recycling process becomes Uncle Bob's premium, 100% natural, NZ-made, 100% natural fertiliser. Available online and in selected retailers nationwide.
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