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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Waste Holdings, Inc. on
Form S-4 of our report dated February 29, 2000 on Waste Industries, Inc. and
subsidiaries, appearing in the Proxy Statement - Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement, and of our report dated February 29, 2000 relating
to the financial statement schedule appearing elsewhere in this Registration
Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
prospectus.
\s\ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
October 12, 2000
