CWST Casella Waste Systems Inc

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company, will host a conference call on Thursday, December 4, 2008 to discuss its financial results for the company's fiscal year 2009 second quarter, which ended October 31, 2008.

The company will release its financial results after the close of the market on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Individuals interested in participating in the call should dial (877) 675-4751 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 719-457-0820 or 888-203-1112 (conference code #4859748), until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 11, 2008.

The company also announced today that the company's management will be presenting at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. The FBR conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt New York 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 presentations will be webcast live via a link on the company's website.

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

Contact: Ned Coletta Director of investor relations (802) 772-2239 http://www.casella.com