RUTLAND, VT, Feb 11, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company, has rescheduled its previously announced conference call to discuss its financial results for the company's fiscal year 2010 third quarter to Wednesday, March 3, 2010, to accommodate investor and analyst interest and scheduling conflicts.

At the request of a significant number of our investors and analysts, we have rescheduled our earnings conference call to accommodate an industry event on the same day. We appreciate the interest of the investment community in our business and we want to ensure that our investors have a chance to engage with management and ask questions regarding our performance and strategy.

As rescheduled, the company will now release its financial results for our fiscal year 2010 third quarter, which ended January 31, 2010, after the close of the market on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. The Company will now host a conference call to discuss these results on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Individuals interested in participating in the call should dial (877) 548-9590 at least 10 minutes before start time. The call will also be webcast; to listen, participants should visit Casella Waste Systems' website at http://www.casella.com and follow the appropriate link to the webcast. A replay of the call will be available on the company's website, or by calling (706) 645-9291 or (800) 642-1687, until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

The company also announced that the company's management will be presenting at the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Raymond James Conference is being held at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida.

The company indicated that, although this presentation is not expected to include any material non-public information, the presentation given at this conference will be made available to all investors on the company's website. The presentation will be posted prior to the scheduled presentation time, and may be accessed via the Investors' section of the company's website at http://www.casella.com. In addition, the presentation will be webcast live via a link on the company's website.

For further information, contact Ned Coletta, director of finance and investor relations at (802) 772-2239, or visit the company's website at http://www.casella.com.

Contact:
Ned Coletta
Director of Finance and Investor Relations
(802) 772-2239

SOURCE: Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

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