Casella Waste Systems, Inc. to Present at Canaccord Adams Investor Conference

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST) announced today that the company's management will be presenting at the 28th Annual Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 12, 2008.

The company's presentation to investors is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.; the Canaccord Adams conference is being held at the InterContinental Hotel Boston.

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

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

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