Understanding waste is the first step toward reducing it. Casella recently partnered with UMass Chan Medical School to conduct a hands-on waste audit, sorting and measuring material streams to uncover opportunities to increase recycling and divert waste. The findings help inform future educational efforts, enhance recycling accessibility, and support data-driven decisions that advance the campus’s sustainability goals.
By examining which materials are being recycled correctly and which may be ending up in the wrong stream, the audit provides a clear picture of where improvements can have the greatest impact. The data collected identifies opportunities for better signage, optimized bin placement, and targeted waste reduction strategies tailored to the campus environment. It also supports identifying recyclable materials that may benefit from regional recycling solutions, helping advance resource recovery and strengthen the circular economy.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, is one of the largest recyclers and most experienced fully integrated resource management companies in the Eastern United States. Founded in 1975 as a single truck collection service, Casella has grown its operations to provide solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to more than one million residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers and provides professional resource management services to over 10,000 customer locations in more than 40 states.
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