Casella Waste Systems and the University of Vermont to launch new sustainability center
New England Council members, Casella Waste Systems and the University of Vermont (UVM), have announced a collaboration to establish a sustainability and recycling research center. Casella Waste Systems has committed $1.5 million to fund the new center at UVM, which will be called the “Casella Center for Circular Economy and Sustainability.”
The Casella Center will bring together leading scientists, engineers, and materials management experts and serve as an “industry-first interdisciplinary hub” to conduct research, workshops, and lectures on sustainable waste and materials management, resource solutions, climate leadership, community engagement, and more. The new center will be housed in the UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and will host one Ph.D. student and two undergraduate or M.S. students each year, as well as multiple research staff.
“This type of collaboration between industry and academia opens up a lot of potential … With this new Center, we will be able to expand our circular economy research to find solutions that benefit the public and environment. We have an excellent working relationship with many partners at Casella, and I am excited to further our work with other industry partners, academic institutions, and policymakers,” said UVM Professor, Eric Roy, who will serve as the inaugural Director of the center.
The New England Council congratulates Casella Waste Systems and the University of Vermont on this partnership to drive sustainability research.
Read more in the Burlington Free Press and in the press release from Casella and UVM.