The Casella Sustainability Leadership Awards recognize customers who best exemplify what we can achieve when we work together to reduce waste, increase recycling, and advance the circular economy. Recipients are selected annually from a range of sectors, including municipalities, colleges and universities, industrial manufacturers, food and beverage producers, and more. Customers are nominated by Casella team members and selected based on waste and recycling performance metrics as well as a commitment to Casella core values such as innovation and teamwork. Winners are announced each summer.
Casella is pleased to announce that four of its customers were recently honored for their leadership in sustainability as part of Casella's annual Sustainability Leadership Awards. This year’s award recipients include Primo Brands, Dartmouth College, The Arc Otsego, and the University of Vermont Medical Center, who stood out among their peers in their efforts to reach their sustainability goals.
I am excited to congratulate Primo Brands, Dartmouth College, The Arc Otsego, and the University of Vermont Medical Center on this well-deserved recognition. Their environmental sustainability leadership is helping to drive meaningful progress within their organizations and communities. We are grateful for the opportunity to support them as they advance their sustainability initiatives.
Primo Brands, a leading North American branded beverage company focused on healthy hydration, has integrated circular economy principles into its core strategy by designing products that reduce waste and extend life cycles. In partnership with Casella across Maine, New York, and Massachusetts, Primo has achieved a 90% recycling rate for fiber, metal, and plastic. At Primo Brands’ Somerset, NJ site, Casella helped dismantle 776 tons of decommissioned coolers, recycling 82% of the material and generating revenue.
Dartmouth College, a private liberal arts college in Hanover, New Hampshire, has partnered with Casella to tackle diverse material recovery challenges on campus, from food waste to tires and e-waste. Most recently, Casella sponsored a student-led Campus Waste Diversion Project, empowering students to divert textiles from landfill and distribute them through a volunteer-run campus Thrift Store serving the college and local community.
The Arc Otsego, a nonprofit organization in Otsego County, New York, that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, has partnered with Casella for over 25 years to drive sustainable practices. With recycling at all service locations and the Otsego ReUse Center repurposing building materials and household goods, the organization helps to reduce waste while supporting the local community. The Arc Otsego also leads recycling efforts for hard-to-recycle materials like polystyrene, fluorescent bulbs, plastic film, and more throughout Oneonta.
The University of Vermont Medical Center, a leading hospital in Burlington, Vermont, has partnered with Casella to implement wide-ranging waste reduction initiatives across its campus. Its nationally recognized operating room recycling program has diverted over 100 tons of surgical wrap, while staff-driven efforts composted 165 tons of food waste last year with careful attention to sorting and quality.
