Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR151: House concurrent resolution congratulating Casella Waste Systems, Inc. on the company’s 50th anniversary
Status: Passed both chambers, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 23, 2025:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 151 OfferedbyRepresentativesHarveyofCastleton,ArsenaultofWilliston,AustinofColchester,BaileyofHydePark, BartholomewofHartland,BartleyofFairfax,BishopofColchester,BoschofClarendon,BoutinofBarreCity,Branaganof Georgia,BurdittofWestRutland,BurttofCabot,CanfieldofFairHaven,Carris-DuncanofWhitingham,CaseyofHubbardton, ChapinofEastMontpelier,CharltonofChester,CoffinofCavendish,CooperofPownal,DemarofEnosburgh,DickinsonofSt. AlbansTown,DobrovichofWilliamstown,DolginofSt.Johnsbury,DukeofBurlington,FeltusofLyndon,GalfettiofBarreTown, GoodnowofBrattleboro,GoslantofNorthfield,GraningofJericho,GreerofBennington,GregoireofFairfield,Hangoof Berkshire,HarrisonofChittenden,HigleyofLowell,HoughtonofEssexJunction,HowardofRutlandCity,HowlandofRutland Town,KascenskaofBurke,KeyserofRutlandCity,KleppnerofBurlington,LaborofMorgan,LaLondeofSouthBurlington, LarocheofFranklin,LuneauofSt.AlbansCity,MaguireofRutlandCity,MalayofPittsford,MarcotteofCoventry,McCannof Montpelier,McCoyofPoultney,McFaunofBarreTown,MicklusofMilton,Morgan,L.ofMilton,Morgan,M.ofMilton, MorrisseyofBennington,NelsonofDerby,NielsenofBrandon,NorthofFerrisburgh,OliverofSheldon,PageofNewportCity, ParsonsofNewbury,PinsonaultofDorset,PowersofWaterford,PritchardofPawlet,QuimbyofLyndon,RachelsonofBurlington, SibiliaofDover,SouthworthofWalden,SteadyofMilton,SweeneyofShelburne,TagliaviaofCorinth,TaylorofMilton,Toofof St.AlbansTown,WalkerofSwanton,WellsofBrownington,WinterofLudlow,andWoodofWaterbury HouseconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingCasellaWasteSystems,Inc.onthecompany's50thanniversary Whereas,onachillydayinApril1975,DougCasellatookapickuptruck,whichhehadpurchasedwithmoneyfromjobshe heldasateenager,andbegancollectinggarbagefromafewcustomersinRutlandandtheKillingtonregion,andin1976,his youngerbrother,JohnCasella,joinedthecompany(Casella), and Whereas,in1977,CasellainauguratedVermont'sfirstrecyclingfacility,andthisbolddecisiontriggeredthedevelopmentofa wasteandresourcemanagementinfrastructurethroughoutthenortheasternstates, and Whereas,in1997,onaninauspiciousmorningimmediatelyfollowingamajorstockmarketdownturn,Casellalaunchedan extremelysuccessfulpublicstockoffering,andtoday,thecorporationislistedontheNASDAQexchangeunderthesymbol "CWST," and Whereas,since2000,resourcemanagementandsustainabilityhavebecomeincreasinglyimportantcorporateobjectives, and Whereas,in2025,Casella,nowofficiallyknownasCasellaWasteSystems,Inc.,hasover5,000employees,maintains operationsin10states,andservesmorethan1millioncustomersin46states, and Whereas,CasellawasachartermemberoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency's2005ClimateLeadersprogram,and today,itincludesEVcollectiontrucksinitsfleet, and Whereas,inpartnershipwiththeUniversityofVermont,CasellaestablishedtheCasellaCenterforCircularEconomyand Sustainability,aninternationallyrecognizedresearchprogramforthestudyofsustainablewasteandmaterialsmanagement, and Whereas,CasellawasdelightedtobelistedasoneofForbesMagazine's2025America'sBestMidsizedEmployers;theonly honoreeinthewastemanagement-recyclingindustryandtheonlyVermontheadquarteredcompany,sorecognized, and Whereas,in2020,thecompanyestablishedtheKennethA.HeirSr.CDLTrainingCenter,namedafterCasella'sfirstemployee, whichhastrainedover300employeesascommerciallylicenseddrivers, and Whereas,theCasellaFoundationsupervisesthecompany'sgivinginitiativesandannuallycontributesover$2milliontolocal communities,andthecompany'semployeesvolunteermorethan14,000hourseachyeartowardsworthycauses, now therefore be it ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblycongratulatesCasellaWasteSystems,Inc.onthecompany's50thanniversary,andbeitfurther Resolved: ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontoCasellaWasteSystems,Inc.
Sponsors
- Zachary Harvey (R, Rutland-3) · primary sponsor
- Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
- Sarah Austin (D, Chittenden-19)
- Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2)
- John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1)
- Ashley Bartley (R, Franklin-1)
- Doug Bishop (D, Chittenden-20)
- David Bosch (R, Rutland-2)
- Michael Boutin (R, Washington-3)
- Carolyn Branagan (R, Franklin-1)
- Thomas Burditt (R, Rutland-2)
- Gregory Burtt (R, Caledonia-Washington)
Latest actions
- : Ceremonial Reading
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence
- : On Consent Calendar
- : Resolutions for Adoption in Concurrence
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR151?
- HCR151 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution congratulating Casella Waste Systems, Inc. on the company’s 50th anniversary.
- What is the status of HCR151?
- Passed both chambers as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (May 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR151?
- Zachary Harvey (R, Rutland-3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR151?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.151
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