CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
SC 13G/A, 1999-02-16
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A

                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)*


                           Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   14744810
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

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

 [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
 [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
 [X] 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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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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<PAGE>
- -------------------------                          -----------------------------
|CUSIP No. 14744810     |              13G         |   Page  2  of  5  Pages   |
|          --------     |                          |        ---    ---         |
- -------------------------                          -----------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |     Douglas R. Casella                                              |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |     Inapplicable                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |     U.S.A.                                                          |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        |   1,219,650 shares                       |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        |   1,600 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                  |
|       REPORTING          |        |   1,219,650 shares                       |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                |
|                          |        |   1,600 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |     1,221,250 shares (Consists of the following: (a) 562,050 shares |
|        |     of directly held Class A Common Stock; (b) 1,600 shares of      |
|        |     indirectly held Class A Common Stock (which the reporting       |
|        |     person disclaims beneficial ownership of); (c) 494,100 shares   |
|        |     of Class B Common Stock; (d) 135,000 shares which Mr. Casella   |
|        |     has the right to acquire within 60 days of December 31, 1998    |
|        |     upon the exercise of options; and (e) 13,500 shares which Mr.   |
|        |     Casella has the right to acquire within 60 days of December 31, |
|        |     1998 upon the exercise of warrants.)                            |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN       |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |     Inapplicable                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                     |
|        |     8.3%                                                            |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                         |
|        |      IN                                                             |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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<PAGE>

CUSIP NO.            14744810


Item 1(a)            Name of Issuer:
                     ---------------

                     Casella Waste Systems, Inc.


Item 1(b)            Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                     ------------------------------------------------

                     25 Greens Hill Lane
                     Rutland, Vermont  05701


Item 2(a)            Name of Person Filing:
                     ----------------------
                     Douglas R. Casella


Item 2(b)            Address of Principal Business Office or if None, Residence:
                     -----------------------------------------------------------

                     Douglas R. Casella
                     c/o Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
                     25 Greens Hill Lane
                     Rutland, Vermont  05701


Item 2(c)            Citizenship:
                     ------------

                     United States of America


Item 2(d)            Title of Class of Securities:
                     -----------------------------

                     Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share


Item 2(e)            CUSIP Number:
                     -------------

                     14744810


Item 3               Description of Person Filing:
                     -----------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 4               Ownership:
                     ----------

                     (a)   Amount Beneficially owned:

                           1,221,250

                           This amount includes 1,600 shares held by Mr.
                           Harry R. Ryan III as trustee for Mr. Casella's
                           children, Joseph Casella and 


- --------------------------
*  As of December 31, 1998


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<PAGE>

CUSIP NO.            14744810


                               Kristen Casella, each a beneficiary of a trust
                               holding 800 shares. Mr. Casella does not have
                               voting power of such shares and disclaims
                               beneficial ownership thereto. In addition, such
                               amount includes 494,100 shares of Class B Common
                               Stock, 135,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
                               which Mr. Casella has the right to acquire within
                               60 days of December 31, 1998 upon the exercise of
                               options and 135,000 shares of Class A Common 
                               Stock which Mr. Casella has the right to acquire 
                               within 60 days of December 31, 1998 upon the 
                               exercise of warrants.

                      (b)      Percent of class: 8.3%

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

                               (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the 
                                     vote: 1,219,650

                               (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the 
                                     vote:  1,600

                               (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                                     disposition of:  1,219,650

                               (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the
                                     disposition of:  1,600


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

                     Inapplicable


Item 6               Ownership of More than Five Precent on Behalf of 
                     Another Person:
                     -------------------------------------------------

                     Mr. Harry R. Ryan III has the power to direct the receipt
                     of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
                     1,600 shares subject to the trusts referred to above in
                     Item 4(a), of which Mr. Ryan is the trustee.


Item 7               Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                     Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
                     Holding Company:
                     ---------------------------------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 8               Identification of Members of the Group:
                     ---------------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


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<PAGE>
CUSIP NO.            14744810


Item 9               Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
                     ---------------------------------

                     Inapplicable


Item 10              Certification:
                     --------------

                     Inapplicable




                                    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.



                                                         February 12, 1999
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                                Date

                                                      /s/ Douglas R. Casella
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                          Douglas R. Casella




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