Converted Organics Announces Strategic Relationship with Simplot Partners to Service Golf Courses in Western U.S.

Boston, Massachusetts (October 16, 2008)--Converted Organics, a company that diverts food waste from landfills to create an all-natural, organic liquid fertilizer announced today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Simplot Partners, a major distributor of proprietary fertilizers and turf maintenance products to the golf marketplace. Simplot Partners will distribute Converted Organics' all-natural liquid and granular fertilizers and liquid soil amendment products to the professional turf market throughout the western United States.

"What sets Simplot Partners apart from our competition is not only the expertise of our sales representatives and technical agronomists, who provide a wide range of services to golf course superintendents and others, but also the superior quality of the products we offer our customers," said John Maggiore, General Manager of Simplot Partners.

"Converted Organics' line of organic fertilizer for the professional turf market is a welcomed addition to our product line, and we are confident that the Converted Organics' products will be very well-received by our customers." The company's major operations are in the U.S, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and China. Simplot Partners has over 10,000 employees world-wide with revenues last year of $4 billion.

"The professional turf market represents an enormous opportunity for Converted Organics, and the network of golf courses serviced by Simplot Partners is extensive," said Edward J. Gildea, President of Converted Organics. "Our relationship with Simplot Partners provides Converted Organics with the opportunity to sell our line of organic turf fertilizer and soil amendment products to a large customer base of approximately 2,500 golf courses through a well-established distributor known for providing high-quality products." Converted Organics also supplies its organic fertilizer and soil amendment products to Simplot Grower Solutions, the agricultural division of J. R. Simplot Company, a privately held food and agribusiness corporation based in Boise, Idaho.