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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. 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.

About The Awards

Casella is pleased to announce that three of its customers were honored for their leadership in sustainability as part of Casella's annual Sustainability Leadership Awards. This year’s award recipients are Adams Fairacre Farms, King Arthur Baking, and the City of Pittsfield, MA, who stood out among their peers in their efforts to build sustainable waste reduction and recycling programs.

Ned Coletta

Congratulations to Adams Fairacre Farms, King Arthur Baking Company, and the City of Pittsfield on this well-deserved recognition. The most effective sustainability solutions are the ones that deliver real environmental and economic value. These organizations are showing what can be accomplished when strong partnerships are combined with a willingness to rethink how resources are managed. We’re proud to work alongside them and recognize the meaningful progress they are making in their organizations and communities.

Ned Coletta

President & CEO

Sustainability Leadership Awards Winners

Adams Fairacre Farms

Adams Fairacre Farms

Adams Fairacre Farms is a family-owned grocery and garden center business that began as a small farmstand and has grown into a beloved regional retailer in the Hudson Valley of New York. Adams Fairacre has worked in partnership with the local Casella team to add compost service at all five of its locations. With a focus on keeping the service clear and simple, the teams have established a successful program that reliably recovers clean food waste for local composters. The initiative benefits the organization while also supporting sustainability in the local community.

King Arthur Baking Company

King Arthur Baking Company

King Arthur Baking Company is a more than 200-year-old, employee-owned Certified B Corporation, and a nationally recognized baking brand headquartered in Vermont’s Upper Valley Region. As part of its 2023 sustainability strategy, the organization has set a zero-waste goal and a commitment to work towards packaging with 50% post-consumer recycled content. To support these goals, Casella provides monthly diversion reports, educational resources, and ongoing service enhancements. King Arthur was an early adopter of the first Casella ARC™ Operation, through which local manufacturers collaborated to establish a specialty recycling facility tailored to their unique needs.

The City of Pittsfield, MA

The City of Pittsfield, MA

The City of Pittsfield, MA, Berkshire County’s largest city and home to approximately 43,000 residents, recently worked with Casella to complete a major overhaul of its solid waste service model, transitioning from unlimited curbside pickup to a standardized cart system designed to drive higher recycling rates while reducing waste costs. Elements of the program include automated collection for safety and efficiency, 48-gallon carts to encourage recycling, and a mobile app to provide residential service notifications and recycling education. Following these changes, recycling volumes have risen by 20%, helping reduce the municipality’s reliance on shrinking regional disposal capacity.