Turning Insight Into Impact: How UMass Chan and Casella Are Advancing Campus Sustainability Together

When it comes to achieving sustainability goals, education and collaboration can be just as important as infrastructure. Through its collaboration with Casella, UMass Chan Medical School is gaining valuable insights into the recycling process, using data, hands-on learning, and facility tours to help improve waste diversion efforts across campus. By seeing firsthand what happens to materials after they leave a recycling bin, students, faculty, and sustainability leaders are building confidence in the system and finding new opportunities to reduce waste, increase recycling, and create lasting environmental impact.