SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 6)*

                                  CASELLA WASTE
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  COMMON STOCK
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    147448104
                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |_|. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act(however, see the
Notes).



CUSIP No. 147448104                  13G

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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN, LLC
      IRS ID# 13-3156718
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  |_|
                                                             (b)  |X|
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3     SEC USE ONLY

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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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                 5    SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
     SHARES           856,617
  BENEFICIALLY   ---------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY     6    SHARED VOTING POWER
     EACH
   REPORTING          6,566
     PERSON      ---------------------------------------------------------------
      WITH       7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      876,576
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                 8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      25,166
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      901,733 SHARES
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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      3.70%
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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      IA
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT



Item 1.     (a)   Name of Issuer:

                  CASELLA WASTE

            (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  25 GREENE HILL ROAD
                  RUTLAND VT 05702

Item 2.     (a)   Name of Person Filing:

                  CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN, LLC

            (b)   Address of Principal Business Office:

                  520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022

            (c)   Citizenship:

                  INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK

            (d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                  COMMON STOCK

            (e)   CUSIP Number: 147448104

Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
            13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a)   |_|   Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

            (b)   |_|   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

            (c)   |_|   Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19)of the
                        Act

            (d)   |_|   Investment Company registered under section 8   of the
                        Investment Company Act

            (e)   |X|   Investment Adviser registered under section 203
                        of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

            (f)   |_|   Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
                        to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
                        Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section
                        240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g)   |_|   Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
                        240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)

            (h)   |_|   Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)



Item 4.     Ownership.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

            NOT APPLICABLE

Item 6.     Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

            NOT APPLICABLE

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

            NOT APPLICABLE

Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

            NOT APPLICABLE

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

            NOT APPLICABLE

Item 10.    Certification.

By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge  and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above  were  acquired  in the ordinary course
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such  securities and
were not acquired in  connection with or as a participant in any  transaction
having such purpose or effect.

                                  Signature.


                                  /s/ Steven Yadegari
                                  -------------------------------------
                                      General Counsel

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: 2/10/08