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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-310671
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150902
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150902
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150902

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23211
		FILM NUMBER:		151090089

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

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		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>
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<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;31, 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>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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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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Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;31, 2015, James P. McManus notified Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(&#147;<U>Casella</U>&#148; or the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), of his decision, after more than a decade of service on the Board of Directors of Casella (the &#147;<U>Casella Board</U>&#148;), to retire from the Casella Board, effective
August&nbsp;31, 2015. Mr.&nbsp;McManus&#146;s decision to retire from the Casella Board is not due to any disagreement on any matter related to Casella&#146;s operations, policies or practices. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;1, 2015, the Casella Board, acting upon
the recommendation of its Nominations and Governance Committee, appointed William P. Hulligan, age 72, as a Class III director to fill the vacancy created on the Casella Board as a result of Mr.&nbsp;McManus&#146;s resignation, effective
August&nbsp;31, 2015. Pursuant to Casella&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which provides that the term of any director elected to fill a vacancy between annual meetings of stockholders will last until the next annual
meeting and until such director&#146;s successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal, Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan&#146;s term will expire at Casella&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
&#147;<U>2015 Annual Meeting</U>&#148;). Accordingly, Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan will stand for election at the 2015 Annual Meeting. In connection with his election to the Casella Board, Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan was appointed to the Casella Board&#146;s Audit
Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Progressive Waste Solutions, one of North America&#146;s largest
full-service waste management companies which provide non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers. He brings to the Casella Board more than 40 years of
experience in the waste management industry, including a 24-year career at Waste Management, Inc., the largest provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Following his time at Waste Management, Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan served
seven years as Executive Vice President of Waste Services Inc., a publicly-traded multi-regional, integrated solid waste services company, providing collection, transfer, landfill disposal and recycling services for commercial, industrial and
residential customers in the United States and Canada. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings between
Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan&nbsp;and any other person pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan was appointed to serve as a member of the Casella Board. There are currently no transactions in which Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan has an interest requiring disclosure under
Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with his appointment to the
Casella Board, Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan received a grant of shares of restricted Class&nbsp;A common stock of Casella having a value of approximately $50,000 on September&nbsp;1, 2015. The restricted stock grant will vest in three equal annual installments
beginning on September&nbsp;1, 2016, provided that Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan continues to serve on the Casella Board at the time of vesting. During his service as a non-employee director, Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan will also be entitled to an additional annual
grant, following each annual meeting of stockholders, of shares of restricted Class&nbsp;A common stock having a value on the date of grant of approximately $50,000, which vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary
of the date of grant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a non-employee director, Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan will also be entitled to a pro-rated portion of the applicable board retention and
committee fees under Casella&#146;s non-employee director compensation guidelines, based upon his service prior to the 2015 Annual Meeting. Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan shall thereafter receive fees for services as a Casella Board and committee member pursuant
to Casella&#146;s non-employee director compensation guidelines, as updated from time to time by the Casella Board. Mr.&nbsp;Hulligan will also be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other expenses incurred in connection with
attending Casella Board meetings and meetings of committees on which he serves. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information included in Item&nbsp;5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
incorporated by reference into this Item&nbsp;8.01. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Casella, its directors and certain of its executive officers are deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Casella&#146;s stockholders in
connection with the matters to be considered at Casella&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information regarding the names of Casella&#146;s directors and executive officers and their respective interests in Casella by security holdings or
otherwise can be found in Casella&#146;s Form 10-KT/A for the transition period from May&nbsp;1, 2014 to December&nbsp;31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;30, 2015. To the extent holdings of Casella&#146;s securities have changed since the
amounts set forth in Casella&#146;s Form 10-KT/A for the transition period from May&nbsp;1, 2014 to December&nbsp;31, 2014, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership
on Form 4 filed with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Casella intends to file a proxy statement and accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B>&nbsp;proxy card with the SEC in connection with the
solicitation of proxies from Casella stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at Casella&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Additional information regarding the identity of participants, and their direct or indirect
interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in Casella&#146;s proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting, including the schedules and appendices thereto.<B>&nbsp;INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ ANY
SUCH PROXY STATEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY CASELLA WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.</B>&nbsp;Stockholders will be able to
obtain the Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, the accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card, and other documents filed by Casella with the SEC for no charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will
also be available at no charge at the Investor Relations section of Casella&#146;s corporate website at www.casella.com, by writing to Casella&#146;s Corporate Secretary at Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 25 Greens Hill Lane, Rutland, VT 05701, or by
calling Casella&#146;s Corporate Secretary at (802)&nbsp;772-2257. </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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