Feed plants not landfills
Worm.ae · UAE

Feed plants,
not landfills.

Composting systems, vermiculture, and regenerative agriculture solutions for farms, businesses, and households across the UAE.

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3+
Years building soil
in the UAE
1 million+
Worms raised &
deployed
0
Synthetic fertilisers
used
Our Mission

Turning waste into resource

Worm.ae aims to be the most innovative and positively impactful composting solutions provider to farms, enterprises, and households — helping you reduce your organic waste to zero and turn it into a valuable resource in the UAE. We believe what nourishes the soil ultimately nourishes the body.

Our Impact

Customised for every context

We tailor our composting approach and techniques depending on your needs and goals — whether you're managing a commercial farm, a restaurant kitchen, or a back garden.

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Farms & Agricultural Operations

Soil-based and controlled-environment farms seeking to close nutrient loops and reduce external inputs.

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Restaurants & Food Businesses

High-volume organic waste streams converted into compost rather than sent to landfill.

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Enterprises & Institutions

Scalable on-site composting systems for businesses, hotels, and campuses.

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Households & Home Gardens

Compact, odour-free solutions for villas and apartments — turning kitchen waste into garden gold.

What We Do

Three composting methods

We utilise a variety of effective composting approaches that transform organic waste into nutrient-rich compost while controlling odours — suitable for urban environments like Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Vermicomposting

Worm Castings

Thousands of worms raised

African Nightcrawler worms consume organic waste and convert it into high-quality vermicast. Odour-free, scalable, and rich in soil biology.

Aerobic

In-Vessel Forced Air

Custom composting vessels

Controlled aerobic systems processing organic waste in weeks. Reduces odours and pathogens — suitable for villas, households, and urban centres.

Fermentation

Bokashi

Anaerobic Bokashi power

For meat, bones, and dairy — Bokashi fermentation uses microbes in airtight containers to prepare tough waste for soil integration without disrupting daily life.

Our Story

A vision of health
and sustainability

Worm.ae was born from the vision of Lucian Acaru — a personal trainer and nutritionist with a passion for holistic well-being. With a deep understanding of how nutrition impacts overall health, Lucian extended this philosophy to the soil: healthy, nutrient-rich food begins with sustainable farming practices.

His journey into vermiculture and composting stems from a desire to reduce food waste and promote natural, organic farming solutions in the UAE. Using regenerative agriculture practices, he transformed his back garden in Dubai from barren desert into lush greenery — demonstrating the power of natural systems to restore vitality to even the most challenging environments.

At Worm.ae, we believe that what nourishes the soil ultimately nourishes the body. Through composting and vermiculture, we work to restore balance to the environment — creating healthier soils, plants, and ecosystems — while fostering a deeper connection between what we consume and where it comes from.

Ready to close the loop?

Whether you're a farm, a business, or a household — we have a composting solution that fits. Get in touch and let's build living soil together.

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Project Portfolio

Composting systems, vermiculture, and regenerative agriculture consultancy — projects across the UAE and beyond.

Vermiculture · Composting · UAE

New Leaf Dubai

Vermicomposting & Composting Systems Development
Location Dubai, UAE
Period December 2023 – August 2024
Role Independent Composting & Regenerative Agriculture Consultant

Project Overview

New Leaf Dubai is a microgreens production operation generating significant volumes of spent organic growing medium — a waste stream that, in line with industry-wide practice, was being sent to landfill. This engagement was commissioned to design and implement on-site vermicomposting and composting systems to divert that waste stream and evaluate the feasibility of converting spent growing medium into reusable agricultural input.

Technical Focus

  • Vermiculture & worm breeding system design
  • Organic waste diversion from landfill
  • Compost process optimisation
  • Soil biology & biostimulant development
  • In-vessel forced air composting

Key Activities

  • Designed & implemented worm breeding system from low starting population
  • Developed worm population scaling projections
  • R&D for liquid biostimulant from vermicast
  • Adapted IBC totes as in-vessel forced air composters
  • Operational planning, costing & technical recommendations

Key Achievements

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Diverted microgreens growing medium waste previously going to landfill — addressing a gap standard across the industry.

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Developed a composting method converting spent growing medium into reusable input within three weeks.

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Adapted IBC totes as low-cost in-vessel forced air composters and designed mechanical separators for operations.

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Built a vertical worm farming system scaling the population to more than 50,000 individuals.

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Completed successful closed-loop trials reintegrating composted medium back into active microgreens production.

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Delivered full operational planning, cost estimates, and scale-up recommendations to guide client investment decisions.

Industry Context: The standard practice in microgreens production worldwide is to discard spent growing medium as waste. This project established a proof-of-concept for circular reuse of this material stream within a UAE commercial operation — a model directly applicable to other controlled-environment agriculture facilities in the region.

Vermiculture · Composting · UAE

Al Fafa Farms

Composting & Vermiculture Consultant
Location Al Ain, UAE
Period June 2025 – December 2025
Role Independent Composting & Vermiculture Consultant

Project Overview

Al Fafa Farms is an agricultural operation in Al Ain generating organic waste streams requiring on-site management solutions. This engagement involved the full design, installation, and handover of vermicomposting and aerobic composting systems — enabling the farm to convert organic waste into valuable compost inputs for agricultural use and improving internal resource efficiency.

Technical Focus

  • Vermicomposting system design & installation
  • Aerobic composting unit construction
  • Staff training & knowledge transfer
  • Organic waste conversion to agricultural input
  • Worm colony scaling & reproduction management

Key Activities

  • Installed ~60 worm boxes populated with live composting worm colonies
  • Delivered hands-on staff training in worm care, reproduction & system scaling
  • Designed & constructed aerobic Oxygen Composters
  • Trained team on C:N balance, moisture management & aerobic conditions
  • Provided operational guidance for continuous production

Key Achievements

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Installed approximately 60 worm boxes with live colonies — establishing a fully operational vermicomposting system at scale.

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Designed and constructed aerobic composting units (Oxygen Composters) tailored to the farm's organic waste volumes.

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Delivered comprehensive staff training covering worm care, reproduction, composting principles, and system scaling for continuous production.

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Enabled on-site conversion of organic farm waste into valuable compost inputs — improving internal resource efficiency and reducing waste.

Reference: This engagement is supported by a formal reference letter from Naser Rashed Ali Alzaabi, Owner, Al Fafa Agricultural — confirming the scope of work, technical outcomes, and the quality of implementation delivered.

R&D · Composting · Abu Dhabi

Green Eco Technologies

Organic Waste Processing R&D — WasteMaster Residue Trials
Location Abu Dhabi, UAE
Period July 2025 – Present
Role Independent R&D Consultant — Organic Waste & Composting

Project Overview

Green Eco Technologies operates WasteMaster organic waste processing systems across the UAE. This engagement involves ongoing research and development work with processed organic residues generated from the WasteMaster unit installed at the Etihad Airport catering facility (Capital Catering + Services) in Abu Dhabi — one of the highest-volume food waste streams in the country. The objective: evaluate whether these processed residues can be converted into stable, agriculturally viable compost materials.

Technical Focus

  • Controlled composting trials on WasteMaster residues
  • Aerobic composting under temperature-controlled conditions
  • Vermicomposting for biological breakdown enhancement
  • C:N ratio, moisture & aeration optimisation
  • Downstream agricultural application development

Key Activities

  • Conducted aerobic composting trials using Oxygen Composter XL
  • Ran vermicomposting trials to improve material structure & biological activity
  • Tested multiple composting formulations across varying C:N ratios
  • Adjusted moisture, aeration & microbial conditions to evaluate optimal outputs
  • Documented trial results for GET's downstream application research

Key Achievements

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Conducted controlled composting trials on WasteMaster processed residues — a novel waste stream not previously evaluated for agricultural reuse.

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Produced stable, nutrient-rich compost demonstrating improved soil structure, increased organic matter, and enhanced moisture-retention capacity.

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Identified strong potential for soil health and rehabilitation applications — particularly relevant to the UAE's arid environment where organic matter is critically scarce.

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Contributed findings to GET's ongoing exploration of sustainable downstream applications, highlighting new value-generation pathways for the WasteMaster system.

Context: The WasteMaster system processes large volumes of food waste at commercial and institutional scale across the UAE. This R&D collaboration explores how the resulting organic residues — currently an underutilised output — can be converted into agricultural inputs, closing the loop on one of the country's most significant organic waste streams.

Regenerative Agriculture · Composting · Abu Dhabi

Al Bahya Farm

Composting & Regenerative Agriculture Systems Development
Location Al Bahya, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Period March 2025 – Present
Role Composting & Regenerative Agriculture Systems Developer

Project Overview

Al Bahya Farm is a privately-owned agricultural operation in Abu Dhabi where Worm.ae has been engaged since March 2025 to design and develop an integrated composting and regenerative agriculture system. The work spans compost production, closed-loop nutrient cycling, livestock integration, and crop cultivation — building a functioning regenerative system in one of the world's most challenging desert farming environments.

Technical Focus

  • Integrated composting system design & operation
  • Closed-loop nutrient cycling
  • Livestock & crop system integration
  • Compost-based fodder production trials
  • Organic waste stream management
  • Regenerative soil-building in desert conditions

Key Activities

  • Designed and established full composting operations on-site
  • Implemented closed-loop nutrient systems combining livestock, compost & crops
  • Conducted trials on compost-based fodder production
  • Managed organic waste streams and converted them into agricultural inputs
  • Developed sustainable farming practices adapted to the UAE's arid environment

Key Achievements

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Established a fully integrated closed-loop system combining compost production, livestock, and crop cultivation on a single farm site.

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Conducted compost-based fodder production trials — exploring novel applications of compost outputs within the farm's own livestock system.

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Converted on-site organic waste streams into productive agricultural inputs, reducing external input dependency and improving resource efficiency.

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Demonstrated practical regenerative soil-building innovation in a challenging desert environment — contributing to sustainable farming development in Abu Dhabi.

Reference: This engagement is confirmed by a formal letter from Lana Nusseibeh, farm owner — attesting to the scope of work, the integrated system established, and the quality of regenerative agriculture practice demonstrated on-site.