Casella Waste Buys BBI for $20M in Cash Plus 625K Shares

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

, a regional vertically integrated solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Blow Bros. (d/b/a Bestway Disposal Services and BBI Waste Industries) ("BBI"), for a total consideration of up to $20.0 million in cash plus 625,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock. The acquisition closed today, December 6, 2012.