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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
Current Report
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 2, 1996
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)
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Delaware 0-16102 59-2840783
(State or Other Jurisdiction Commission (I.R.S. Employer
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1000 Crawford Place, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054
(Address of principal executive offices)
(609) 235-6009
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Description of Amendment
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The Company hereby amends its Form 8-K dated July 2, 1996 as amended by filing a
new consent of B.J. Klinger & Company, P.C., as Exhibit 23.1.
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Item 7. Combined Financial Statements, Pro Forma
Financial Information, and Exhibits
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(C) Exhibits.
23.1 Consent of B.J. Klinger & Company P.C.
Signature
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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.
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Date: June 6, 1997 By: /s/ Louis D. Paolino, Jr.
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Louis D. Paolino, Jr.
President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
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23.1 Consent of B.J. Klinger & Company, P.C.
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Exhibit 23.1
We hereby consent to the use of our audit report dated August 19, 1996, with
respect to the combined financial statements of Allied Environmental Services,
Inc., Allied Environmental Services West, Inc., Allied Mid-Atlantic Inc., and
Allied Waste Management, Inc. included in Eastern Environmental Services, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 1996 (as amended on Forms 8-K/A dated
September 16, 1996), both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additionally, we also consent to the incorporation by reference of the above
mentioned reports in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
33-25155, filed on October 24, 1988), the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration No. 33-21251, filed on May 4,
1990), the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-37374, filed
on October 18, 1990), the Registration on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-45250,
filed on January 27, 1992) and the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-00283, filed on February 14, 1996) of Eastern
Environmental Services, Inc.
/s/ B.J. Klinger & Company, P.C.
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Great Neck, New York
Date: June 3, 1997