COMPOST AMERICA HOLDING CO INC
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                      Compost America Holding Company, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    20461V101
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  July 26,1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP NO.  167113109
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1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS.  OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

         Andersen Weinroth & Co., L.P. (I.R.S. No. 13-3870916)
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER                           (A) [ ]
         OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                   (B) [ ]
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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware
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                  5         SOLE VOTING POWER

   NUMBER OF                1,473,332
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY     6         SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY
     EACH
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
    PERSON        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     WITH
                            1,473,332
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


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9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         1,473,332
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10       CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES                   [ ]
         CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

         2.1%
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         BD-PN
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CUSIP NO.  167113109
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1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS.  OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

         AW Compost Partners, LLC (I.R.S. No. 13-4000471)
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER                           (A) [ ]
         OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                   (B) [ ]
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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware
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                  5         SOLE VOTING POWER

   NUMBER OF                725,000
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY     6         SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY
     EACH
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
    PERSON        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     WITH
                            725,000
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


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9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         725,000
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10       CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES                   [ ]
         CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

         1.0%
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         OO
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CUSIP NO.  167113109
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1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS.  OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

         G. Chris Andersen
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER                           (A) [ ]
         OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                   (B) [ ]
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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States
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                  5         SOLE VOTING POWER

   NUMBER OF                615,032
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY     6         SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY
     EACH                   2,198,332
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
    PERSON        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     WITH
                            615,032
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            2,198,332
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9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         2,813,364
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10       CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES                   [ ]
         CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

         4.0%
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         IN
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CUSIP NO.  167113109
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1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS.  OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

         Stephen D. Weinroth
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER                           (A) [ ]
         OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                   (B) [ ]
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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States
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                  5         SOLE VOTING POWER

   NUMBER OF                615,032
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY     6         SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY
     EACH                   2,198,332
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
    PERSON        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     WITH
                            615,032
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            2,198,332
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9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         2,813,364
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10       CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES                   [ ]
         CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

         4.0%
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         IN
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Item 1.  (a)  Name of Issuer:

              Compost America Holding Company, Inc.

         (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

              320 Grand Avenue
              Englewood, NJ 07631

Item 2.  (a)(b)(c)Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal Business Office
         or, if none Residence; Citizenship:

              This Schedule 13G is being filed jointly by Andersen Weinroth &
              Co., L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("AW"), AW Compost
              Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "LLC"),
              G. Chris Andersen ("Andersen"), a general partner of AW and a
              voting member and sole manager of the LLC, and Stephen D. Weinroth
              ("Weinroth"), a general partner of AW and a voting member of the
              LLC (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The business address
              of each of AW, the LLC, Andersen and Weinroth is 1330 Avenue of
              the Americas, New York, New York 10019. Andersen and Weinroth are
              United States citizens.

         (d)  Title of Class of Securities:

              common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock")

         (e)  CUSIP Number:

              20461V101

Item 3.  If this statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
         or (c), check whether the person filing is a:     N/A

         (a)[ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
         (b)[ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
         (c)[ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
         (d)[ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
                Company Act of 1940
         (e)[ ] An Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
         (f)[ ] An Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
         (g)[ ] A Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance with
                Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
         (h)[ ] A Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                Federal Deposit

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                Insurance Act
         (i)[ ] A Church Plan that is excluded from the definition
                of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of
                the Investment Company Act of 1940
         (j)[ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Item 4.  Ownership:

         (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:        *

         (b)  Percent of Class:        %

         (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

              (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote -

              (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote -*

              (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of -

              (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of -*

         *See Attachment A

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

              If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
              date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
              owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check
              the following [X].

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

         N/A

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

         N/A

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

         N/A

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

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         N/A

Item 10. Certification

              By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
              belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
              not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
              influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
              not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
              participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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Signature

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
         certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
         complete and correct.

                                       ANDERSEN WEINROTH & CO., L.P.


                                       By: /s/ G. Chris Andersen
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                                               G. Chris Andersen
                                               General Partner

                                       AW COMPOST PARTNERS, LLC


                                       By: /s/ G. Chris Andersen
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                                               G. Chris Andersen
                                               Manager

                                       /s/ G. Chris Andersen
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                                           G. Chris Andersen

                                       /s/ Stephen D. Weinroth
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                                           Stephen D. Weinroth


Dated: February 10, 2000

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                                  ATTACHMENT A

         As of February 10, 2000, AW is the beneficial owner of 1,473,332 shares
of Common Stock, for a total beneficial ownership of 2.1% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock. As of February 10, 2000, the LLC is the beneficial owner
of 725,000 shares of Common Stock, for a total beneficial ownership of 1.0% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock. As the general partner of AW, Andersen
and Weinroth share the power to vote and direct the voting of and the power to
dispose and direct the disposition of the 1,473,332 shares of Common Stock owned
by AW. As the only two voting members of the LLC, Andersen and Weinroth share
the power to vote and to direct the voting of and the power to dispose and
direct the disposition of the 725,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the LLC.
In addition, each of Andersen and Weinroth own an additional 615,032 shares of
Common Stock. Accordingly, Weinroth and Andersen may be deemed to be the
beneficial owners of 2,813,364 shares of Common Stock, or 4.0% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock.

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                            AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING

         In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all
other persons signatory below of a statement on Schedule 13G or any amendments
thereto, with respect to the Common Stock of Compost America Holding Company,
Inc, and that this Agreement be included as an attachment to such filing.

         This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of
which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement on
the 10th day of February, 2000.

                                       ANDERSEN WEINROTH & CO., L.P.


                                       By:
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                                          G. Chris Andersen
                                          General Partner


                                       AW COMPOST PARTNERS, LLC


                                       By:
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                                          G. Chris Andersen
                                          Manager


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                                       G. Chris Andersen


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                                       Stephen D. Weinroth


Dated: February 10, 2000



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