<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001179110-15-011366.txt : 20150721
<SEC-HEADER>0001179110-15-011366.hdr.sgml : 20150721
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150721085319
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-15-011366
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150707
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150721
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150721

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000911177
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
		IRS NUMBER:				030338873
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25 GREENS HILL ROAD
		CITY:			RUTLAND
		STATE:			VT
		ZIP:			05701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8027750325

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25 GREENS HILL ROAD
		CITY:			RUTLAND
		STATE:			VT
		ZIP:			05701

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OCONNOR JAMES E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001074998

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23211
		FILM NUMBER:		15996942

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 S E 6TH STREET
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33301
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<TYPE>3/A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3/A -
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    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2015-07-07</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2015-07-09</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000911177</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CWST</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001074998</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OCONNOR JAMES E</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>25 GREENS HILL LANE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>RUTLAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>VT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>05701</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>The purpose of this Form 3/A is solely to file the Limited Power of Attorney for Section 16 Reporting Obligations attached hereto as an exhibit.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Shelley S. Field, Attorney in Fact for James O'Connor</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-07-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>ex24oconnor.txt
<TEXT>
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Shelley Field and David SChmitt,
signing singly and each acting individually, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power
and authority as hereinafter described to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Casella
Waste Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including
any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the
"Exchange Act");
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to prepare,
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, prepare, complete
and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
deliver and file such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
(3)	seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on
the undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in
the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
information to such attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies
any such release of information; and
(4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming nor relieving, nor is the
Company assuming nor relieving, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned acknowledges that neither the Company nor the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact assume (i) any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of
the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any
failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation
or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 9th day of July, 2015.

/s/ James O'Connor



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