UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

            Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)*


                           Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   14744810
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule
is filed:

    [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
    [ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
    [X]  Rule 13d-1(d)

* 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).


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- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP No. 14744810     |            13G/A         |   Page  2  of   5  Pages |
|          --------     |                          |        ---     ---       |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |     Kenneth H. Mead                                                 |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------_
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |     Inapplicable                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |     U.S.A.                                                          |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        |   522,127                                |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        |   -0-                                    |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                  |
|       REPORTING          |        |   522,127                                |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                |
|                          |        |   -0-                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |     522,127                                                         |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN       |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |     Inapplicable                                                    |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                     |
|        |     3.7%                                                            |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                         |
|              IN                                                              |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO.            14744810


Item 1(a)            Name of Issuer:
                     ---------------

                     Casella Waste Systems, Inc.


Item 1(b)            Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                     ------------------------------------------------

                     25 Greens Hill Lane
                     Rutland, Vermont  05701


Item 2(a)            Name of Person Filing:
                     ----------------------

                     Kenneth H. Mead


Item 2(b)            Address of Principal Business Office or if None, Residence:
                     -----------------------------------------------------------

                     c/o Superior Disposal, Inc.
                         201 Ohio Street
                         Chesapeake, VA 23324


Item 2(c)            Citizenship:
                     ------------

                     United States of America


Item 2(d)            Title of Class of Securities:
                     -----------------------------

                     Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share


Item 2(e)            CUSIP Number:
                     -------------

                     14744810


Item 3               Description of Person Filing:
                     -----------------------------
                     Inapplicable


Item 4               Ownership:
                     ----------

                     (a)      Amount Beneficially owned:

                              522,127

                     (b)      Percent of class: 3.7%



- -------------------------
* As of December 31, 1998



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CUSIP NO.            14744810


                     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

                         (i)        Sole power to vote or to direct the 
                                    vote:  522,127

                         (ii)       Shared power to vote or to direct the 
                                    vote:  0

                         (iii)      Sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                                    disposition of:  522,127

                         (iv)       Shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                                    disposition of:  0


Item 5               Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                     ---------------------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 6               Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another 
                     Person:
                     ---------------------------------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 7               Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                     Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent 
                     Holding Company:
                     ---------------------------------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 8               Identification of Members of the Group:
                     ---------------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 9               Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
                     ---------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 10              Certification:
                     --------------

                     Inapplicable


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CUSIP NO.            14744810





                                    SIGNATURE


     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.


                                                          February 12, 1999
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                                Date

                                                        /s/ Kenneth H. Mead
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                           Kenneth H. Mead






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