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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-47966 of Waste Holdings, Inc. of our report dated February 29,
2000 on Waste Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries, appearing in the Proxy
Statement - Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement, and of
our report dated February 29, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule
appearing elsewhere in such Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Proxy Statement-Prospectus.
\s\ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
December 13, 2000
