EcoScraps

What EcoScraps does

EcoScraps is a Sandy, Utah-based for-profit manufacturer and distributor of all-natural garden products, founded in 2010. The company's core operation is the conversion of food waste streams—including coffee grounds, citrus peels, and vegetable scraps—into a single organic soil amendment fertilizer product marketed to agricultural customers as a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic fertilizers. The proprietary process is classified in company materials as a domain_specialization differentiator, and EcoScraps reports a recycling capacity exceeding 100 million pounds of food waste annually, with claimed crop yield improvements of 10-15% versus synthetic alternatives.

The business is positioned around circular economy principles and alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals, simultaneously addressing food waste disposal for waste generators and sustainable input supply for farmers. EcoScraps' customer focus is horizontal across the Agriculture/Farming segment, with use cases centered on sustainable agriculture, crop cultivation, and soil health improvement. Revenue model, pricing structure, distribution channels, marketing channels, named customers, certifications, patents, and management team are not publicly disclosed in available sources.

EcoScraps is a privately held micro-entity with 1-10 employees. The company has raised approximately $6.14 million across seven funding rounds between 2011 and 2014, with named investors including DBL Partners, Kickstart (as lead on the 2012 round), and Peterson Ventures. No additional capital raises, M&A, product launches, partnerships, geographic expansions, or leadership changes have been disclosed since October 2014. The company's competitive context includes dominant incumbents in the broader fertilizer and gardening category such as Scotts Miracle-Gro (parent of Miracle-Gro, which has a dedicated organic gardening line), although EcoScraps operates in a narrower agricultural-input niche.

Name

EcoScraps

Legal name

EcoScraps

Website

https://ecoscraps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EcoScraps manufactures organic soil amendment fertilizer by recycling food waste—including coffee grounds, citrus peels, and vegetable scraps—into nutrient-rich products for agricultural customers seeking sustainable alternatives to synthetic fertilizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Fertilizers

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Compost Manufacturing (325315)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic & Bio-based Fertilizers (Manure/Compost/Biochar) (IMAEAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics) (BPALAEAH), Bio-based Fertilizers, Soil Amendments & Biostimulants (Digestate-derived, biochar-based inputs) (EUAAAIAH), Nutrient Stewardship & Soil Fertility Management (4R Nutrients, Compost, Biofertilizers) (AFAGAMAE)

Keywords

• Organic fertilizer manufacturing
• Food waste recycling
• Soil amendment products
• Sustainable agriculture inputs
• Circular economy fertilizers

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Core offering

EcoScraps manufactures and distributes an all-natural organic fertilizer (soil amendment) produced by transforming food waste materials—including coffee grounds, citrus peels, and vegetable scraps—into a nutrient-rich product for sustainable agriculture. The company recycles over 100 million pounds of food waste annually into fertilizer marketed as a sustainable alternative to synthetic fertilizers.

Product overview

EcoScraps is a single-product company offering an organic fertilizer product. The company transforms food waste materials (coffee grounds, citrus peels, vegetable scraps) into a nutrient-rich soil amendment for sustainable farming. The product is positioned as an eco-friendly alternative to conventional synthetic fertilizers, aligning with circular economy principles and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EcoScraps Fertilizer Organic soil amendment fertilizer produced from recycled food waste, including coffee grounds, citrus peels, and vegetable scraps. Sold to farmers and agricultural operations as a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic fertilizers, with claimed 10–15% yield improvement and 100M+ lbs of annual food-waste recycling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improves crop yields by 10-15% compared to conventional synthetic fertilizers
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Dr. Earth: Organic fertilizer and soil amendment manufacturer focused on premium garden and farm inputs. Direct competitor in the organic/natural soil amendment category with similar channel profile.
• Suståne Natural Fertilizer: Manufacturer of natural and organic fertilizers derived from composted poultry litter and other organic feedstocks. Closely parallels EcoScraps' positioning as a sustainable, biologically-derived fertilizer producer.
• Cedar Grove: Pacific Northwest-based commercial composter producing bulk compost and soil amendment products from food and yard waste. Operates in a closely adjacent feedstock-to-soil amendment value chain as EcoScraps.
• Espoma: Long-established manufacturer of organic fertilizers, soils, and compost-based soil amendments. Highly comparable to EcoScraps as a specialist organic input brand sold through garden retail channels.

Emerging players

• TerraCycle: Circular-economy company that upcycles hard-to-recycle waste streams into consumer products including organic garden inputs. Comparable circular-economy narrative and food-waste-to-product thesis as EcoScraps.
• Black Earth Compost: Regional commercial composter producing organic compost and soil amendments from food waste. Comparable business model of taking organic waste streams and converting them into salable soil products.
• BioSafe Systems: Manufacturer of biodegradable crop inputs and soil health products, with overlap in sustainable agriculture inputs. Comparable to EcoScraps in serving organic/sustainable farm customers.

Broad incumbents

• Scotts Miracle-Gro: Largest U.S. branded lawn and garden consumer, with an expanding organic gardening line under Miracle-Gro Organics. Directly competes for shelf space and grower mindshare with EcoScraps in organic soil amendments and fertilizer.
• Waste Management (Organics Services): Largest U.S. waste hauler with growing organics recycling and compost product lines. Represents both a potential supply partner and a competitive threat to niche operators like EcoScraps.
• Republic Services (Recycling & Organics): Major U.S. environmental services provider expanding into organics recycling and soil amendment products. Adjacent competitor and potential feedstock partner in the food-waste-to-soil value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecoscraps-llc

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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