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Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>November 21, 2006</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure</font></b><a name="Item7_01_RegulationFdDisclosure_180511"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On November 21, 2006, Casella Waste Systems,&nbsp;Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST)
announced that the company&#146;s management will be presenting at the Friedman,
Billing &amp; Ramsey 2006 Investor Conference on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at
10:55 am.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The presentation given at this conference will be made available to all
investors on the company&#146;s website. The presentation will be posted prior to
the scheduled presentation time, and may be accessed via the Investors&#146; section
of the company&#146;s website at http://www.casella.com. In addition, the
presentation will be webcast live via a link on the company&#146;s website.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The full text of the press release issued in connection with the
announcement is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information in this Form&nbsp;8-K (including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1)
neither shall be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section, nor deemed incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></b><a name="Item9_01_FinancialStatementsAndEx_180528"></a></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release entitled &#147;Casella Waste
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT INDEX<a name="ExhibitIndex_180933"></a></font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
99.1</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></p>

<p style="color:black;font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">CASELLA
WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. TO PRESENT AT FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS &amp; RAMSEY INVESTOR
CONFERENCE</font></b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:18.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RUTLAND,
VERMONT</font></b> (November 21,
2006) &#150; Casella Waste Systems, Inc. announced today that the company&#146;s
management will be presenting at the Friedman, Billings &amp; Ramsey 2006
Investor Conference on Tuesday, November 28, 2006.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The company&#146;s presentation
to investors is scheduled for 10:55 a.m.; the Friedman, Billings &amp; Ramsey
conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The company indicated that,
although this presentation is not expected to include any material non-public
information, the presentation will be made available to all investors on the
company&#146;s website: http://www.casella.com. The presentation will be posted
prior to the scheduled presentation time, and may be accessed via the Investor
Relations section of the company&#146;s website.</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, the presentation will be we</font>bcast live on November 28 at the following
URL: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/fbr16/cwst/</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Casella Waste Systems,
headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides collection, transfer, disposal and
recycling services primarily in the northeastern United States.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For further information,
contact Richard Norris, chief financial officer; or Ned Coletta, director of
investor relations at (802) 775-0325, or visit the company&#146;s website at
http://www.casella.com.</font></p>

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