WINR CENTER | OPENING 2026
Organic Wastes are Nutrients out of place!
WINR Centers transform organic waste streams into natural fertilizer. We reduce your disposal costs, strengthen your sustainability story, and keep nutrients in the cycle where they belong.
THE CHALLENGE
Organic Waste Is a Growing Problem and a Missed Opportunity
Food processors generate organic byproducts by the semi load: potato peels, grain hulls, processing residues. Every one of those materials contains nutrients that were harvested from the soil to grow food. Right now, most of it goes to landfills costing you money and breaking the nutrient cycle permanently.
A waste stream is just a nutrient out of place. We put it back where it belongs.
THE SOLUTION
Waste Into Nutrient Recovery
WINR Centers take your organic waste — food manufacturing byproducts, manure, post-consumer organics — and transform it into high-quality natural fertilizer. Your waste becomes a farmer's best input. The nutrient cycle completes.
WINR stands for Waste Into Nutrient Recovery. Not new technology. Mother Nature's design, applied at industrial scale.
WHY EVERYBODY WINS
Four Wins. Zero Losers.
If everybody wins in the transaction, it's impossible to fail. That's the principle WINR is built on.
You Win
Sustainable disposal at competitive cost. A partner who handles logistics and actually does something good with your waste. Your sustainability story gets real.
Farmers Win
A local, stable-priced nutrient source that feeds the whole soil, not just N-P-K. Not vitamins from a pharmacy. A complete meal from the grocery store.
Communities Win
Local jobs. Local dollars. 95% of every dollar spent on our products stays in-state, compared to 85% going overseas with imported fertilizer.
The Environment Wins
Nutrients recovered instead of landfilled or land applied. Reduced methane. Reduced Nutrient Runoff. Healthier soil that retains water, sequesters carbon, and grows more nutritious food.
"If everybody wins, it's almost impossible to fail. Nobody loses for somebody else to win. When everyone benefits, the system will continue."
THE PROCESS
From Your Waste Stream to Fertile Soil
We Assess Your Waste Stream
We evaluate what you're generating: volume, composition, frequency, current disposal costs. No two waste streams are identical. We design around yours.
Pickup & Transport
We handle logistics. Our team picks up your organic waste on a schedule that fits your operation and transports it to the nearest WINR Center.
Controlled Composting (ASP)
Materials are processed using Aerated Static Pile technology with controlled oxygen, temperature, and moisture. This produces consistent, high-quality compost faster and with lower emissions than traditional methods.
Recipe-Based Product Creation
We don't just compost, we engineer. Using our AgSimplified platform, we track every ingredient and create blends with specific nutrient profiles: sulfur, calcium, phosphates, potassium, C:N ratios, all dialed in.
Delivered to Farmers, Applied to Fields
Finished products go to farmers across our network, applied where nutrients are needed most. The cycle completes. Your waste built someone's soil.
THE VISION
Hear It From Abe
Abe Sandquist walks through what WINR Centers are, why he's building them, and what 2026 holds: the FPEP grant, policy breakthroughs, and the timeline for the first facility.
THE JOURNEY
20 Years of Building Toward This Moment
Natural Fertilizer Services founded
Co-founded Iowa Composting Council chapter; policy advocacy begins
Applied for USDA FPEP grant
Grant approved. Iowa Entrepreneur of the Year. Iowa legislation achieved.
WINR Center construction begins
First batch processed
First customers receiving product. Second center construction starts.
Natural Fertilizer Services founded
Co-founded Iowa Composting Council chapter; policy advocacy begins
Applied for USDA FPEP grant
Grant approved. Iowa Entrepreneur of the Year. Iowa legislation achieved.
WINR Center construction begins
First batch processed
First customers receiving product. Second center construction starts.
Two facilities in Western Iowa. Land purchased for a third. The model is built to replicate nationally through partnerships.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Who We're Looking For
Food Processors & Manufacturers
You generate organic byproducts at scale. You want a sustainable, cost-effective disposal partner who does something valuable with your waste and can document it for your reporting.
Let's Talk →Feedlot & Livestock Operators
You have manure to manage and compliance to meet. We handle logistics, application, and environmental compliance, and can potentially turn your liability into a revenue stream.
Let's Talk →Future WINR Center Partners
You see this model working in your state. You want to own a business that creates wins for your community. We're looking for partners who share the vision, and we'll coach you through it.
Let's Talk →THE NUMBERS
Why the Economics Work
of every dollar a farmer spends on imported fertilizer goes overseas. It doesn't stay in your state, your county, or your community.
of every dollar spent on WINR products stays within the state. Local jobs. Local trucks. Local impact.
facilities under construction in Western Iowa, with a third site purchased. Designed for national replication from day one.
"When I was a kid, my grandma told me: a weed is just a plant out of place. I've thought about that ever since. A waste stream is just a nutrient out of place. Mother Nature made all of it. We just need to put it back where it belongs."
Questions We Hear
Organic waste from food processing, manufacturing byproducts, livestock manure, and post-consumer food waste. We assess each stream individually and build a custom plan.
Composting breaks down most residual contaminants through microbial activity and sustained heat. Our ASP technology gives us more control over this than traditional methods. We monitor throughout the process.
Landfills are a dead end: nutrients are lost and methane is generated. WINR Centers recover nutrients aerobically and return them to farmland. Your waste builds soil instead of filling a hole.
It depends on your waste stream: volume, composition, frequency, and distance. In many cases, WINR is cost-competitive with landfill hauling. We'll give you a straight answer when we connect.
First two facilities in Western Iowa. Third site purchased. If you're outside Iowa, reach out anyway. We're seeking partners in other states.
That's the whole point. 20 years of logistics, technology, and regulatory groundwork. FPEP grant validates the model at federal level. We're not experimenting. We're executing.
They're asking for it and can't get it at scale. That's the whole reason we're building WINR Centers. The demand from agriculture for quality compost and natural fertility far exceeds the current supply.
Land application of raw organics is risky: nutrient loss, runoff, and odor challenges. WINR Centers provide a better solution: year-round, engineered facilities that biologically stabilize nutrients, creating a consistent, compliant product while eliminating your risk.
LET'S TALK
Turn Your Waste Stream Into a Win
Book a free introductory meeting. We'll assess your waste stream, walk you through the WINR model, and tell you straight whether it's a fit. No obligation, no pitch.