{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"155538","rtpr_id":"nGNX4QPxw6-20260929","ticker":"CWST","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CWST"],"title":"Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces a Permit Expansion at Its Hakes C&D Landfill in New York","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-29T13:10:00.103Z","article_body":"RUTLAND, Vt., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc.\n(Nasdaq: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management\nservices company, announced that the New York State Department of\nEnvironmental Conservation issued a permit to expand its Hakes Construction\nand Demolition (“C&D”) Landfill located in Campbell, New York (“the\nHakes Landfill”) disposal area by approximately 43.3 acres. The expansion\nprovides an estimated 5.8 million cubic yards of additional disposal capacity.\n\nThe Hakes Landfill is currently permitted to accept up to 466,000 tons per\nyear of C&D material.\n\n“We are pleased to receive this expansion permit at our Hakes facility,”\nsaid Ned Coletta, President and CEO of Casella Waste Systems, Inc.\n“Reliable C&D disposal capacity is a critical component of New York\nState’s solid waste infrastructure, and we take pride in providing service\nthat we believe supports the opportunity for broader regional economic growth.\nThis expansion positions us to serve that demand while preserving valuable\ncapacity across our municipal solid waste landfill network.”\n\n“With this expansion combined with the current permitted airspace at the\nsite, we expect to have approximately 20 years of capacity at current\nrun-rates,” Coletta said.\n\nThe project also adds 21.7 acres to the existing on-site soil borrow area from\nwhich soils are excavated for landfill construction and operation. Further,\nthis provides the opportunity for the Company to relocate and construct new\ninfrastructure including leachate transfer and storage and gas collection and\ntreatment systems.\n\nAbout Casella Waste Systems, Inc. \nCasella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides\nresource management expertise and services to residential, commercial,\nmunicipal, institutional and industrial customers, primarily in the areas of\nsolid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling and organics services\nin the eastern United States. For more information, visit www.casella.com.\n\nSafe Harbor Statement \nCertain matters discussed in this press release, including, but not limited\nto, the statements regarding the estimated additional disposal capacity of the\nHakes Landfill and the plans for new infrastructure at the landfill, are\n\"forward-looking statements\" intended to qualify for the safe harbors from\nliability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.\nThese forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such by the\ncontext of the statements, including words such as “believe,”\n“expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “would,”\n“intend,” “estimate,” “projects,” “will,” “guidance” and\nother similar expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative. These\nforward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates,\nforecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which the Company\noperates and management’s beliefs and assumptions. The Company cannot\nguarantee that it will achieve the financial results, plans, intentions,\nexpectations or guidance disclosed in the forward-looking statements made.\nSuch forward-looking statements, and all phases of our operations, involve a\nnumber of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking\nstatements. Such forward-looking statements, and all phases of the Company's\noperations, involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of\nwhich could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in\nits forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include or relate\nto, among other things: any potential appeal of the Hakes C&D Landfill permit\ndescribed above or the Company may not fully recognize the expected benefits\nfrom such permit.\n\nThere are a number of other important risks and uncertainties that could cause\nthe Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such\nforward-looking statements. These additional risks and uncertainties include,\nwithout limitation, those detailed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the\nCompany's most recently filed Form 10-K and in other filings that the Company\nmay make with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future.\n\nThe Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking\nstatements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,\nexcept as required by law.\n\nInvestor Relations\nHenry Baby, CFA\nVice President of Investor Relations and Finance\n(802) 417-3841\n\nMedia Relations\nJeff Weld\nVice President of Communications\n(802) 772-2234\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d1dd6db1-d958-4180-8163-6b27f816f8ec)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX4QPxw6-20260929","title":"Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces a Permit Expansion at Its Hakes C&D Landfill in New York","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"CWST","created":"2026-09-29T13:10:00.103Z","tickers":["CWST"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"RUTLAND, Vt., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc.\n(Nasdaq: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management\nservices company, announced that the New York State Department of\nEnvironmental Conservation issued a permit to expand its Hakes Construction\nand Demolition (“C&D”) Landfill located in Campbell, New York (“the\nHakes Landfill”) disposal area by approximately 43.3 acres. The expansion\nprovides an estimated 5.8 million cubic yards of additional disposal capacity.\n\nThe Hakes Landfill is currently permitted to accept up to 466,000 tons per\nyear of C&D material.\n\n“We are pleased to receive this expansion permit at our Hakes facility,”\nsaid Ned Coletta, President and CEO of Casella Waste Systems, Inc.\n“Reliable C&D disposal capacity is a critical component of New York\nState’s solid waste infrastructure, and we take pride in providing service\nthat we believe supports the opportunity for broader regional economic growth.\nThis expansion positions us to serve that demand while preserving valuable\ncapacity across our municipal solid waste landfill network.”\n\n“With this expansion combined with the current permitted airspace at the\nsite, we expect to have approximately 20 years of capacity at current\nrun-rates,” Coletta said.\n\nThe project also adds 21.7 acres to the existing on-site soil borrow area from\nwhich soils are excavated for landfill construction and operation. Further,\nthis provides the opportunity for the Company to relocate and construct new\ninfrastructure including leachate transfer and storage and gas collection and\ntreatment systems.\n\nAbout Casella Waste Systems, Inc. \nCasella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides\nresource management expertise and services to residential, commercial,\nmunicipal, institutional and industrial customers, primarily in the areas of\nsolid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling and organics services\nin the eastern United States. For more information, visit www.casella.com.\n\nSafe Harbor Statement \nCertain matters discussed in this press release, including, but not limited\nto, the statements regarding the estimated additional disposal capacity of the\nHakes Landfill and the plans for new infrastructure at the landfill, are\n\"forward-looking statements\" intended to qualify for the safe harbors from\nliability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.\nThese forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such by the\ncontext of the statements, including words such as “believe,”\n“expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “would,”\n“intend,” “estimate,” “projects,” “will,” “guidance” and\nother similar expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative. These\nforward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates,\nforecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which the Company\noperates and management’s beliefs and assumptions. The Company cannot\nguarantee that it will achieve the financial results, plans, intentions,\nexpectations or guidance disclosed in the forward-looking statements made.\nSuch forward-looking statements, and all phases of our operations, involve a\nnumber of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking\nstatements. Such forward-looking statements, and all phases of the Company's\noperations, involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of\nwhich could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in\nits forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include or relate\nto, among other things: any potential appeal of the Hakes C&D Landfill permit\ndescribed above or the Company may not fully recognize the expected benefits\nfrom such permit.\n\nThere are a number of other important risks and uncertainties that could cause\nthe Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such\nforward-looking statements. These additional risks and uncertainties include,\nwithout limitation, those detailed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the\nCompany's most recently filed Form 10-K and in other filings that the Company\nmay make with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future.\n\nThe Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking\nstatements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,\nexcept as required by law.\n\nInvestor Relations\nHenry Baby, CFA\nVice President of Investor Relations and Finance\n(802) 417-3841\n\nMedia Relations\nJeff Weld\nVice President of Communications\n(802) 772-2234\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d1dd6db1-d958-4180-8163-6b27f816f8ec)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-29T13:10:00.148094359Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790687400148},"received_at":"2026-09-29T13:10:00.285Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"144264","press_release_id":"155538","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Commercial Services & Supplies","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["permit subject to potential appeal, per company's safe harbor disclosure"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Casella Waste Systems received a New York DEC permit to expand its Hakes C&D Landfill disposal area by approximately 43.3 acres in Campbell, NY.\n\nThe expansion adds an estimated 5.8 million cubic yards of disposal capacity, and combined with current airspace the company expects roughly 20 years of capacity at current run-rates.\n\nThe Hakes site is currently permitted for up to 466,000 tons per year of C&D material; the permit also allows new leachate, gas collection and treatment infrastructure. 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