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                                                                   Exhibit 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 30, 1999 (except for the second paragraph
of Note 9 as to which the date is August 27, 1999, Note 2 as to which the
date is August 30, 1999 and the first paragraph of Note 21 as to which the
date is September 23, 1999) with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of KTI, Inc., our report dated March 30, 1999 (except for the
first paragraph of Note 3 to Schedule I as to which the date is August 27,
1999, Note 2 to Schedule I as to which the date is August 30, 1999 and Note 5
to Schedule I as to which the date is September 23, 1999) with respect to the
financial statement schedules of KTI, Inc. and our report dated February 7,
1997 with respect to the financial statements of Penobscot Energy Recovery
Company, Limited Partnership each included in the Joint Proxy Statement of
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. and KTI, Inc. that is made a part of the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and Prospectus of Casella Waste Systems,
Inc. for the registration of 8,599,899 shares of its common stock.

Hackensack, New Jersey
November 10, 1999


