Torus
About Torus
Torus is a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey that provides a curbside composting service aimed at reducing food waste and carbon emissions. The service includes the delivery of a composting bucket to participating households, which can then leave their food waste at the curb for pickup every other week. This waste is transported to Trenton Renewables for biogas conversion, contributing to renewable energy production and environmental sustainability.
Torus serves over 1,000 households and has successfully diverted more than 250,000 pounds of food waste from landfills, resulting in a r…
On the business side, Torus has real paying customers and a recurring revenue stream, which is a meaningful step past proof‑of‑concept. The absolute revenue and MRR levels are very small, and the recent -48% drop suggests either customer churn or a near‑term slowdown that will materially affect cash flow given the low base.
Strategically, the tight New Jersey focus gives Torus a clear, addressable local market where operations and logistics can be concentrated — that helps execution early on. It also constrains near‑term scale unless the team broadens geography or expands offerings; with current numbers, each customer move will noticeably swing overall metrics.
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