UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2007

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-23211

 

03-0338873

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

25 Greens Hill Lane

 

 

Rutland, VT

 

05701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (802) 775-0325

 

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On October 29, 2007, the Company issued a press release regarding a modification to Ontario County’s existing permit for the operation of the municipal solid waste landfill in Seneca, New York, increasing the annual permit to 917,694 tons per year from 612,000 tons per year.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

99.1                         Press Release entitled “Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces Permit Expansion at Ontario County Landfill,” issued by the Company on October 29, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 29, 2007.

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ RICHARD A NORRIS

 

 

Richard A. Norris

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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