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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-274883
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150803
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150803
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150803

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23211
		FILM NUMBER:		151022672

	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
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;3, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Casella Waste Systems, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>000-23211</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>03-0338873</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Rutland, Vermont</B></P></TD>
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Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Bond Offering </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;3, 2015,
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced an offering of $15.0 million aggregate principal amount of Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2015 (the
&#147;Bonds&#148;). An additional $15.0 million aggregate principal amount of Finance Authority of Maine solid waste disposal revenue bonds may be offered under the same indenture in the future. The Bonds will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries
of the Company (the &#147;Guarantors&#148;). The net proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to the Company to enable it to finance or refinance the costs of certain of the Company&#146;s solid waste landfill facilities and solid waste collection,
organics and transfer, recycling and hauling facilities, and to pay for the costs of the issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of June&nbsp;30, 2015, the Company and the Guarantors would have had approximately $537.1 million of aggregate outstanding indebtedness
(excluding approximately $27.0 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit issued under that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;27, 2015, among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (as amended, the &#147;Senior Secured Loan Agreement&#148;), an additional $66.5 million of availability under the Senior Secured Loan Agreement, and approximately $6.6 million of
restricted cash held under the indenture for additional costs of certain capital projects in the state of Maine (the &#147;Project&#148;), assuming (i)&nbsp;the Bonds had been issued on June&nbsp;30, 2015 and the proceeds thereof had been loaned to
the Company, (ii)&nbsp;$0.3 million of the proceeds of the Bonds had been applied to the payment of transaction costs and (iii)&nbsp;approximately $8.1 million of the proceeds of the Bonds, which will be received as reimbursement for costs of the
Project incurred prior to the issuance date, had been applied to the repayment of amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Loan Agreement. In addition, the terms of the Company&#146;s existing indebtedness permit the Company to incur additional
debt. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Company&#146;s press release announcing the offering of the Bonds is attached to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Bonds, nor
shall there be any sale of the Bonds in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This notice is being issued pursuant
to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See Exhibit Index
attached hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain matters discussed in this Form 8-K are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;, including, among others, the Company&#146;s intention to
issue the Bonds and its expectations regarding the use of proceeds of the Bonds, intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can
generally be identified as such by the context of the statements, including words such as &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148;
&#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;guidance&#148; and other similar expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets
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assumptions. The Company cannot guarantee that it actually will achieve the plans, intentions, expectations or guidance disclosed in the forward-looking statements made. Such forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the Company&#146;s forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include or relate
to, among other things: market conditions and the Company&#146;s ability to consummate the offering of the Bonds. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the proposed offering of the Bonds on the anticipated terms, or at
all. These additional risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those detailed in Item&nbsp;1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the Company&#146;s Form 10-KT for the transition period ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and in the Company&#146;s
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2015. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL REVENUE BOND OFFERING </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>RUTLAND, VERMONT </B>(August 3, 2015) &#150; Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services
company, announced today an offering of $15.0 million aggregate principal amount of Finance Authority of Maine (the &#147;Authority&#148;) Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2015 (the &#147;Bonds&#148;),
under an indenture between the Authority and the bond trustee. An additional $15.0 million aggregate principal amount of Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2015 may be offered
under the same indenture in the future. The Bonds will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Casella, pursuant to the terms of the indenture. The exact terms and timing of the Bonds offering will depend upon market conditions and other factors.
The net proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to Casella to enable it to finance or refinance the costs of certain of Casella&#146;s solid waste landfill facilities and solid waste collection, organics and transfer, recycling and hauling facilities,
and to pay for the costs of the issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Bonds, nor shall there be any sale of the Bonds in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Safe
Harbor Statement </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain matters discussed in this press release are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;, including, among others, Casella&#146;s
intention to issue the Bonds and its expectations regarding the use of proceeds of the Bonds, intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements can generally be identified as such by the context of the statements, including words such as &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148;
&#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;guidance&#148; and other similar expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets
in which Casella operates and management&#146;s beliefs and assumptions. Casella cannot guarantee that it actually will achieve the plans, intentions, expectations or guidance disclosed in the forward-looking statements made. Such forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in Casella&#146;s forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include or relate to,
among other things: market conditions and Casella&#146;s ability to consummate the offering of the Bonds. There can be no assurance that Casella will be able to complete the proposed offering of the Bonds on the anticipated terms, or at all. These
additional risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those detailed in Item&nbsp;1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in Casella&#146;s Form 10-KT for the transition period ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and in Casella&#146;s Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2015. Casella undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ned Coletta </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(802) 772-2239 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Media: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph Fusco </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(802) 772-2247 </P>
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