The Challenge
- Restaurant chain renowned for large open kitchens with distinctive brick oven pizzas and warm welcoming atmosphere
- With 90 locations from New England to Virginia, Bertucci's needed a reliable and capable partner to provide its solid waste and recycling services
- Objective to minimize time spent by managers and staff on waste and recycling, allowing fuller focus on what's most important: serving delicious food to customers
The Solution
- Casella coordinated the delivery of nearly 170 solid waste and recycling containers for all of Bertucci's locations
- With a focus on cost savings, Casella collaborated with the Bertucci’s team to implement new optimized collection frequencies and container right-sizing
- Institution of Zero-Sort® Recycling at the majority of locations, simplifying recycling process for Bertucci's staff and diverting more material from waste stream
The Results
- Solid waste collections services were decreased at almost all locations, while recycling services increased or were introduced where needed
- Optimized container sizes and service frequency quickly created dramatic cost savings
- Zero-Sort well-received by staff with more training planned for the near future; ease of use stands to improve the restaurant's recycling rates and streamline training efforts
- Relationship extends beyond business and into the community.