Casella Recognizes 2024 Sustainability Leaders
September 06 2024 - 7:48AM
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST) (“Casella”), a regional
solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company,
recently honored three organizations for their leadership in
sustainability as part of Casella’s annual Sustainability
Leadership Awards.
The Casella Sustainability Leadership Awards recognize partners
and customers who best exemplify what we can achieve when we work
together to reduce waste, increase recycling, and advance the
circular economy. Each year, winners are selected from an inspiring
slate of nominees, including municipalities, businesses,
manufacturers, and higher education and healthcare
institutions.
“We are always excited to acknowledge and celebrate the
sustainability achievements of these organizations each year,” said
John W. Casella, Chairman and CEO of Casella. “It’s an honor to
work alongside these innovators and leaders, providing services to
help them achieve their material sustainability goals.”
Recognized organizations are highlighted on casella.com/sla,
which features in depth stories from each of this year’s winners,
as well as previous honorees.
“As our own sustainability journey evolves and continues
forward, we are grateful to all our customers, who inspire us to
continuously improve each day, and we look forward to honoring
those who stand out in this manner each year,” Casella said.
2024 Casella Sustainability Leadership Award
Winners
Novolex (WATCH VIDEO) develops and manufactures
diverse packaging products for multiple industries in the
foodservice, delivery and carryout, food processor and industrial
markets that touch nearly every aspect of daily life. Last year,
Casella worked with Novolex to recycle nearly 60,000 tons of
post-industrial commodities. At these locations, we have
collaborated on employee training initiatives and installing onsite
processing equipment to increase recycling tonnage. Novolex reports
sourcing 47 percent of its raw materials from renewable, bio-based
or PCR sources in 2023, has invested in clear easy-to-understand
product recyclability labeling, and reported 84 percent of its
applicable revenues in 2023 came from products that support a
circular economy.
Biddeford, ME (WATCH VIDEO) is a city with a
strong commitment to recycling education and measures to reduce
contamination in the recycling stream. They work with us to educate
community members through local events, curbside tagging, and
regular audits. The city recycling committee meets monthly to
review results and discuss new initiatives. From Spring 2022 to
Fall 2023, the City reduced contamination by as much as 26 percent,
proving the effectiveness and impact of their hard work and
commitment to recycling.
Phillips Academy (WATCH VIDEO), in Andover, MA,
is a college preparatory school for over 1,100 boarding and day
students in grades 9-12 that has been a Casella customer and
partner for 10 years. Their Climate Action Plan includes a goal to
achieve 90 percent waste diversion by the year 2030. Casella and
Phillips Academy have expanded programs on campus to capture
compost, e-waste, universal waste, metal, and wood. Together, we
have run Green Move Out programs for several years now,
successfully redirecting reusable items to Goodwill.
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.
For further information, investors contact Charlie
Wohlhuter, Director of Investor Relations at (802) 772-2230; media
contact Jeff Weld, Vice President of Communications at (802)
772-2234; or visit the Company’s website
at http://www.casella.com.
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