CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC — Earnings Release 2012

*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): February 29, 2012

*Casella Waste Systems, Inc.*

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (802) 775-0325

*Not applicable*

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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*Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.*

On February 29, 2012, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

*Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.*

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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.

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*EXHIBIT INDEX*

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