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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-15-001493
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150529
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150529

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23211
		FILM NUMBER:		15897279

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JCP Investment Management, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001461945
		IRS NUMBER:				264654347
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1650
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-201-6910

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1650
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HOUSTON, TX &#8211; May 29, 2015 &#8211; JCP Investment Management, LLC (together with its affiliates, &#8220;JCP&#8221;), and the other participants named herein, collectively own approximately 5.4% of the outstanding Class A shares of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (&#8220;Casella&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: CWST). Today, JCP sent an open letter to Casella&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) in connection with its campaign to elect three highly-qualified directors, Brett W. Frazier, James C. Pappas and Joseph B. Swinbank, to the Board at the 2015 Annual Meeting.</font></div>

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