Thousands of worms raised
Worm castings
African Nightcrawler worms consume organic waste and convert it into high-quality vermicast. Odour-free, scalable, and rich in soil biology.
Worm.ae · UAE
Feed plants, not landfills.
Composting systems, vermiculture, and regenerative agriculture solutions for farms, businesses, and households across the UAE.
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.
Closing the loop, one waste stream at a time
Organic waste
Worms
Vermicompost
Living soil
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.
Farms & agricultural operations
Soil-based and controlled-environment farms seeking to close nutrient loops and reduce external inputs.
Restaurants & food businesses
High-volume organic waste streams converted into compost rather than sent to landfill.
Enterprises & institutions
Scalable on-site composting systems for businesses, hotels, and campuses.
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.
Custom composting vessels
In-vessel forced air
Controlled aerobic systems processing organic waste in weeks. Reduces odours and pathogens — suitable for villas, households, and urban centres.
Anaerobic Bokashi power
Bokashi
For meat, bones, and dairy — Bokashi fermentation uses microbes in airtight containers to prepare tough waste for soil integration without disrupting daily life.
Project portfolio
Systems built across the UAE.
Composting systems, vermiculture, and regenerative agriculture consultancy — projects across the UAE and beyond.
Vermiculture · Composting · UAE
New Leaf Dubai
Vermicomposting & composting systems development
Vermiculture · Composting · UAE
Al Fafa Farms
Composting & vermiculture consultant
R&D · Composting · Abu Dhabi
Green Eco Technologies
Organic waste processing R&D — WasteMaster residue trials
Regenerative Agriculture · Composting · Abu Dhabi
Al Bahya Farm
Composting & regenerative agriculture systems development
Vermiculture · Composting · UAE
New Leaf Dubai
Independent Composting & Regenerative Agriculture Consultant
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
Diverted microgreens growing medium waste previously going to landfill — addressing a gap standard across the industry.
Developed a composting method converting spent growing medium into reusable input within three weeks.
Adapted IBC totes as low-cost in-vessel forced air composters and designed mechanical separators for operations.
Built a vertical worm farming system scaling the population to more than 50,000 individuals.
Completed successful closed-loop trials reintegrating composted medium back into active microgreens production.
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
Independent Composting & Vermiculture Consultant
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
Installed approximately 60 worm boxes with live colonies — establishing a fully operational vermicomposting system at scale.
Designed and constructed aerobic composting units (Oxygen Composters) tailored to the farm's organic waste volumes.
Delivered comprehensive staff training covering worm care, reproduction, composting principles, and system scaling for continuous production.
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
Independent R&D Consultant — Organic Waste & Composting
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 Capital Catering + Services, Abu Dhabi Airport — 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
Conducted controlled composting trials on WasteMaster processed residues — a novel waste stream not previously evaluated for agricultural reuse.
Produced stable, nutrient-rich compost demonstrating improved soil structure, increased organic matter, and enhanced moisture-retention capacity.
Identified strong potential for soil health and rehabilitation applications — particularly relevant to the UAE's arid environment where organic matter is critically scarce.
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 Developer
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
Established a fully integrated closed-loop system combining compost production, livestock, and crop cultivation on a single farm site.
Conducted compost-based fodder production trials — exploring novel applications of compost outputs within the farm's own livestock system.
Converted on-site organic waste streams into productive agricultural inputs, reducing external input dependency and improving resource efficiency.
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.
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?
Let's build living soil together.
Whether you're a farm, a business, or a household — we have a composting solution that fits. Get in touch and let's talk.
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