CWST Casella Waste Systems Inc

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST) announced today that the company's management will be presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Global Industries Conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

The company's presentation to investors is scheduled for 10:50 a.m.; the Global Industries Conference is being held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in New York City.

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.

Casella Waste Systems, headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and resource management services primarily in the northeastern United States.

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.

For further information, contact: Ned Coletta director of finance and investor relations (802) 772-2239 http://www.casella.com