<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001415889-22-002633.txt : 20220307
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220307132655
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001415889-22-002633
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190827
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220307
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220307

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASELLA DOUGLAS R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001055353

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23211
		FILM NUMBER:		22717278

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
		STREET 2:		25 GREENS HILL LN
		CITY:			RUTLAND
		STATE:			VT
		ZIP:			05701

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:			1231

	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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    <periodOfReport>2019-08-27</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2019-08-28</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000911177</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CWST</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001055353</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CASELLA DOUGLAS R</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>25 GREENS HILL LANE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>RUTLAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>VT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>05702</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2019-08-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>38853</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>44.8989</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>603851</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                    <value></value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents the weighted average sales price for shares sold in multiple transactions, ranging from $44.50 to $45.34. Upon request of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of such issuer, the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On August 28, 2019, the reporting person filed a Form 4 that inadvertently overstated the number of shares of Class A Common Stock directly beneficially owned by the reporting person in Table I, column 5 by 6 shares. This amendment is being filed solely to correct the number of shares of Class A Common Stock directly beneficially owned in Table I, column 5. All of the Form 4s filed by the reporting person between August 28, 2019 and August 11, 2021 similarly overstated the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock directly beneficially owned by the reporting person in Table I, column 5 by 6 shares and should be deemed amended by the filing of this amendment. As of the filing of this amendment, the reporting person directly beneficially owns 258,347 shares of Class A Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Douglas R. Casella</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-03-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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