Casella Recognizes 2025 Sustainability Leaders
Casella Waste Systems (Nasdaq: CWST) has announced its 2025 Sustainability Leadership Award winners, recognizing four organizations for their exceptional achievements in waste reduction and recycling initiatives. The winners include Primo Brands (achieving 90% recycling rate), Dartmouth College (implementing campus-wide waste diversion), The Arc Otsego (leading community recycling efforts), and The University of Vermont Medical Center (diverting 100+ tons of surgical wrap).
Notable achievements include Primo Brands' recycling of 776 tons of decommissioned coolers with 82% material recovery, Dartmouth's student-led textile diversion project, Arc Otsego's comprehensive recycling programs, and UVM Medical Center's successful composting of 165 tons of food waste.
Casella Waste Systems (Nasdaq: CWST) ha annunciato i vincitori del Sustainability Leadership Award 2025, riconoscendo quattro realtà per i risultati eccellenti nelle iniziative di riduzione dei rifiuti e riciclaggio. I premiati sono Primo Brands (con un tasso di riciclo del 90%), Dartmouth College (con un programma di riduzione dei rifiuti esteso a tutto il campus), The Arc Otsego (per la leadership nel riciclaggio a livello comunitario) e The University of Vermont Medical Center (per la deviazione di oltre 100 tonnellate di involucro chirurgico).
Tra i risultati più rilevanti: Primo Brands ha riciclato 776 tonnellate di frigoriferi dismessi ottenendo l'82% di recupero dei materiali; Dartmouth ha avviato un progetto studentesco per la diversion dei tessili; Arc Otsego ha implementato programmi di riciclaggio completi; e il centro medico UVM ha compostato con successo 165 tonnellate di rifiuti alimentari.
Casella Waste Systems (Nasdaq: CWST) anunció los ganadores de su Sustainability Leadership Award 2025, reconociendo a cuatro organizaciones por sus logros en la reducción de residuos y el reciclaje. Los premiados son Primo Brands (90% de tasa de reciclaje), Dartmouth College (implementación de desvío de residuos en todo el campus), The Arc Otsego (liderazgo en reciclaje comunitario) y The University of Vermont Medical Center (desvío de más de 100 toneladas de envoltorio quirúrgico).
Logros destacados: Primo Brands recicló 776 toneladas de neveras fuera de servicio con un 82% de recuperación de materiales; Dartmouth desarrolló un proyecto estudiantil para desviar textiles; Arc Otsego puso en marcha programas integrales de reciclaje; y UVM Medical Center compostó con éxito 165 toneladas de residuos alimentarios.
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Casella Waste Systems (Nasdaq: CWST) a annoncé les lauréats du Sustainability Leadership Award 2025, récompensant quatre organisations pour leurs avancées en réduction des déchets et recyclage. Les gagnants sont Primo Brands (taux de recyclage de 90%), Dartmouth College (mise en place d'une stratégie de détournement des déchets sur l'ensemble du campus), The Arc Otsego (pilotage du recyclage au niveau communautaire) et The University of Vermont Medical Center (détournement de plus de 100 tonnes d'emballages chirurgicaux).
Parmi les réalisations notables : Primo Brands a recyclé 776 tonnes de glacières mises hors service avec 82% de récupération des matériaux ; Dartmouth a lancé un projet étudiant de détournement des textiles ; Arc Otsego a déployé des programmes de recyclage complets ; et le centre médical UVM a composté avec succès 165 tonnes de déchets alimentaires.
Casella Waste Systems (Nasdaq: CWST) hat die Gewinner des Sustainability Leadership Award 2025 bekannt gegeben und vier Organisationen für herausragende Leistungen bei Abfallreduzierung und Recycling ausgezeichnet. Zu den Gewinnern gehören Primo Brands (90% Recyclingquote), Dartmouth College (campusweite Abfallumleitung), The Arc Otsego (gemeindeweites Recycling-Engagement) und The University of Vermont Medical Center (Umleitung von über 100 Tonnen OP-Verpackungen).
Bemerkenswerte Erfolge: Primo Brands recycelte 776 Tonnen ausgemusterte Kühlgeräte mit einer Materialrückgewinnung von 82%; Dartmouth initiierte ein studentisch geleitetes Textil-Umleitungsprojekt; Arc Otsego setzt umfassende Recyclingprogramme um; und das UVM Medical Center kompostierte erfolgreich 165 Tonnen Speisereste.
- Primo Brands achieved 90% recycling rate for fiber, metal, and plastic
- Successfully recycled 776 tons of decommissioned coolers with 82% material recovery
- UVM Medical Center diverted over 100 tons of surgical wrap and composted 165 tons of food waste
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Primo Brands, Dartmouth College, The Arc Otsego, and The University of Vermont Medical Center honored for excellence in sustainability
RUTLAND, Vt., Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST) (“Casella�), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company, recently honored four organizations for their leadership in sustainability as part of Casella’s annual Sustainability Leadership Awards.
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.
This year’s winners are: Primo Brands, Dartmouth College, The Arc Otsego, and The University of Vermont Medical Center.
“We are proud to recognize and celebrate the achievements of these organizations with our annual sustainability awards,� said John W. Casella, Chairman and CEO of Casella. “This year’s recipients exemplify bold innovation and forward-thinking leadership, demonstrating that regardless of the size or scope of an organization, we can all make a difference. It’s a privilege to work alongside them, providing services to help advance their materials management initiatives on a journey to achieving our sustainability goals.�
From implementing closed-loop recycling systems to pioneering zero-waste initiatives, this year’s award recipients showcase the tangible benefits of sustainable thinking. Their stories are featured on , where visitors can explore how each organization is driving change.
“As we continue advancing our own sustainability journey, we remain deeply committed to enabling economic and environmental sustainability for our employees, customers, and communities,� Casella said.
2025 Casella Sustainability Leadership Award Winners
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
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. []
About Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides resource management expertise and services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers, primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services in the eastern United States.
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