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):  August 30, 2005

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		000-23211		03-0338873
(State or Other Juris- diction of Incorporation		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer 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 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

On August 30, 2005, the Board of Directors of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. elected James McManus as a director.  Mr. McManus is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Zoots Corporation, a privately-held dry-cleaning operator which serves over 210,000 customers through 65 stores and 110 residential delivery routes in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

 

Mr. McManus was elected as a Class III director, with a term expiring at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Mr. McManus is expected to be named to the compensation committee of the Board of Directors.

 

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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.

 

 

	CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
Date:  September 2, 2005	By:
		/s/ Richard A. Norris
		Richard A. Norris, Chief Financial Officer

 

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