On October 9, 2012, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the four director nominees;
(ii) approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and (iii) ratified the appointment of McGladrey LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013.

The Company's stockholders re-elected (i) Emily Nagle Green as a Class II director, to serve until the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until her successor is duly elected and qualified and (ii) John W. Casella, John F. Chapple III and James P. McManus as Class III directors, each to serve until the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The terms of office of the following directors continued after the 2012 Annual Meeting: Michael K. Burke, James F. Callahan, Douglas R. Casella, Joseph G., Doody and Gregory B. Peters.

The proposals acted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting and the voting tabulation for each proposal are set forth below:

Proposal 1: To elect the following nominees to the Company's Board of Directors:
(i) Ms. Green as a Class II director, to serve for a term ending in 2014 or until her successor has been duly elected and qualified and
(ii) Messrs Casella, Chapple and McManus as Class III directors, each to serve for a term ending in 2015 or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.

            Nominee               Votes For    Votes Withheld   Non-Votes
            Emily Nagle Green     26,508,388      387,438       4,236,283
            John W. Casella       26,456,135      439,691       4,236,283
            John F. Chapple III   26,307,433      588,393       4,236,283
            James P. McManus      26,358,252      537,574       4,236,283

Proposal 2: To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Non-Votes 25,983,618 405,105 507,103 4,236,283

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of McGladrey LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013.

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Non-Votes 31,104,605 21,087 6,417 0