by Gabrielle Gervais
COVENTRY — Each year, Casella Waste Systems hosts an open house at the site of its landfill here. In addition to providing tours of the only operating lined landfill in the state, Casella employees and contractors set up booths to inform attendees about the site’s operations. There was ice cream, free food, touch-a-truck, and kids’ activities to boot.
Steve Perkins, logistics manager at Casella for over ten years, said his team tries to find beneficial uses to keep some products, like paper fibers and food waste, that can be reused rather than tossed away. His team deals with a certain type of waste, mainly coming from wastewater treatment plants. “We’re proud of these facilities. We’re proud of the way we run them and the standards we operate them on.”
He added, “We were the first to be really doing recycling at a large scale. We run great recycling facilities. It’s not just about the landfill.”
Another booth explained the importance of the special waste crew, who ….
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