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John Casella

Executive Chairman, Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

Search every verified John Casella interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. John Casella, chairman and CEO of Casella Waste Systems, reported record third-quarter 2025 results, with revenue of approximately $485 million and adjusted EBITDA of $120 million, which he attributed to solid waste pricing strength, healthy landfill volumes, and acquisitions. He noted the company completed eight acquisitions year to date, adding about $105 million in annualized revenue, and expects the pending Mountain State Waste transaction to close in early 2026, contributing an additional $30 million. Casella also discussed the company's growth from roughly $750 million in revenue and 2,500 employees in December 2020 to approximately $1.5–1.6 billion and 4,700 employees, and stated that Casella recycles 1.4 million tons of material annually with a goal of reaching 2 million tons. In public appearances, Casella has emphasized the economic viability of recycling, stating that it generates more free cash flow per ton than disposal, and has highlighted the company's commitment to domestic processing of residential plastics and to moving materials out of the waste stream. He has also addressed regulatory and environmental topics, including PFAS and landfill capacity, saying that the science on emerging contaminants is still developing and that the company is working with state agencies to evaluate treatment options. Casella has defended the company's environmental record, asserting that every facility it has operated for 34 years is better off for its involvement, and has stated that the permit process should be based on technical facts rather than political decisions.

Recent appearances

  • $CWST Casella Waste Systems Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call

    November 10, 2025 · 📺 EARNMOAR

    10/31/2025 Q&A: 21:13 Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the United States. The company offers resource management services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. It also provides non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, recycling, and disposal operations. In addition, the company markets materials, including fibers, cor…

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  • Casella Waste Systems, Inc CWST Q3 2025 Earnings Call

    November 03, 2025 · 📺 Fyfull

    Casella Waste Systems, Inc CWST Q3 2025 Earnings Call --------- In this video, we'll cover the latest quarterly earnings results, ...

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  • Casella Waste Systems CWST Q2 2025 Earnings Call

    September 16, 2025 · 📺 Fyfull

    --------- Casella Waste Systems CWST Q2 2025 Earnings Call --------- In this video, we’ll cover the latest quarterly earnings results, key financial metrics, and business highlights from the most recent reporting period. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on X for more updates: https://x.com/Fyfull2 Disclaimer: This video includes segments from official corporate earnings calls and presentations, used for educational and informational purposes under fair use (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No affiliation or endorsement by the companies mentioned is implied. All content rights rem…

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  • Casella, one of the largest US waste operators, are the focus of this episode of Talking Trash!

    June 13, 2025 · 📺 Talking Trash

    With a history spanning over 50 years in the waste industry, see how Casella started, grew & continue to evolve today!

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  • Casella Waste Systems (CWST) CEO & IR - Gabelli 11th Annual Waste & Environmental Services Symposium

    May 05, 2025 · 📺 GabelliTV

    Lt. Col. Tony Bancroft (Portfolio Manager) moderates a discussion with Casella Waste Systems' John Casella (CEO) and Brian Butler (IR) at the Gabelli Funds 11th Annual Waste & Environmental Services Symposium which was held on April 3rd, 2025. To learn more about Gabelli Funds' fundamental, research-driven approach to investing, visit https://m.gabelli.com/gtv_cu or email [email protected]. Connect with Gabelli Funds: • Twitter -   / investgabelli   • Instagram -   / investgabelli   • Facebook -   / investgabelli   • LinkedIn -   / investgabelli   http://www.Gabelli.com Invest with Us…

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  • Up To Speed Episode 4 - John Casella / Casella Waste Systems - Sponsored by Legislative Solutions

    May 04, 2025 · 📺 InsideSources

    Waste management is more than just taking out the trash—it’s a critical part of New Hampshire’s future. In this episode of Up to Speed from NHJournal, host Michael Graham sits down with John Casella, CEO and Chairman of Casella Waste Systems, to explore the evolving world of waste and recycling in the Granite State. From the journey of your curbside bins to the challenges of landfills and emerging contaminants like PFAS, they discuss how New Hampshire can balance growth, sustainability, and environmental responsibility. Why is recycling more profitable than disposal? What happens to your garba…

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  • NH State Senator Kevin Avard Interviews Casella CEO John Casella WEEK Prior To JLCAR Rules Approval

    December 22, 2024 · 📺 Save Forest Lake

    December 13, 2024 interview of Casella Waste Systems CEO John Casella by NH State Senator Kevin Avard just one week prior to the controversial December 19, 2024 meeting of JLCAR (Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules) in which the Committee did a complete reversal from their position on November 21, 2024, in which they UNANIMOUSLY objected to the proposed rule revisions, APPROVING the proposed rule revisions despite no changes from NHDES and overwhelming public opposition, including a hot-mic moment in which the former and current Chairs of JLCAR were caught conspiring on how to…

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  • John Casella - 12.13.24 | Gate City Chronicles with Kevin Avard

    December 16, 2024 · 📺 Kevin Avard

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  • 2022 Casella Sustainability Leadership Awards

    April 20, 2022 · 📺 Casella

    The Casella Sustainability Leadership Awards represent a commitment to creating a better tomorrow and showcase the grit, drive, ...

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  • Casella's Approach to Sustainable Recycling

    November 15, 2021 · 📺 Casella

    Interviews with Casella Chairman & CEO John Casella, Casella Recycling operations experts Joe Soulia and Tim Langlois, and Dr. Joseph Hall, a clinical professor at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, who is an expert in operations strategy and operations management, take the viewer through Casella's Sustainable Recycling approach. As part of Casella's efforts to help educate the general public on how to Recycle Better, this video features a look at what becomes of your recyclable material, where it goes, and that true sustainability focuses on both economic and environmental factors.…

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  • John Casella, CEO of Casella Waste Systems, Jan 13th, 2019 Newport VT Meeting on Leachate and PFAS

    February 03, 2020 · 📺 Save Forest Lake

    In turn, environmental activist Henry Coe — the meeting’s moderator — turned to Casella CEO John Casella. Coe asked Casella if he believes wastewater treatment plants are currently capable of treating emerging chemicals (PFAS in Casella's landfill leachate). “We’re working in conjunction with the Agency of Natural Resources, and the science that they have, at this point in time, says that there is no health risk to humans or to the environment,” Casella said. “However, we are working as hard as anyone … to look at different technologies to try to come up with a solution that would process t…

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  • Casella on FOX Business' EARTH with John Holden

    November 25, 2019 · 📺 Casella

    Casella was featured on EARTH by John Holden on FOX Business Network. This segment tells the story about how Casella has revolutionized its business model to make recycling sustainable.

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