RUTLAND, VT--(Marketwire - October 6, 2008) - Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a
regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company,
announced today that it is operating its Hyland landfill gas-to-energy
plant, producing clean energy from landfill methane gas, ahead of schedule.
This facility is the company's fourth landfill gas-to-energy project.
The new landfill gas-to-energy plant, located at the company's Hyland
landfill in Angelica, NY, is expected to produce 4.8 megawatts per hour of
clean energy, or enough renewable electricity to power over 5,000
households. Casella deployed its low-emission landfill model at the Hyland
site with a state-of-the-art gas collection system collecting landfill
gases, which are then scrubbed and used to power Caterpillar generators.