LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16(a) REPORTING

The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Mark A. von Bergen and
Jason H. Barker, and Edward J. Gildea of Converted Organics Inc., and each of
them, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact (the "Attorney-in
Fact"), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, each with the power
to act alone for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities to: (i) prepare, execute, deliver and file with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities
exchange or trading system any and all reports (including any amendment thereto)
of the undersigned required or considered advisable under Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
and regulations thereunder, with respect to the equity securities of the
Converted Organics Inc. (the "Company"), including Form 3 (Initial Statement of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership), and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership);
and (ii) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's equity
securities from any third party, including the Company, brokers, dealers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby
authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the
Attorney-in-Fact.

The undersigned acknowledges that: (i) this Limited Power of Attorney
authorizes, but does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact to act at his or her
discretion on information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent
verification of such information; (ii) any documents prepared and/or executed by
the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power
of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information as the
Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable; (iii)
neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of Section 16 of
the Exchange Act, any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply
with such requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement of
profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and (iv) this Limited Power of
Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance
with the undersigned's obligations under Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
including, without, limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or
convenient to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents
and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority of this Limited
Power of Attorney.  This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in equity
securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact.  This Limited Power of Attorney shall
be governed and construed in accordance the laws of the State of Oregon without
regard to the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of
conflicts of laws thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to
be executed as of February 8, 2007.

Signature:  /s/ David R. Allen

Print Name: David R. Allen