SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 1999
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                                   KTI, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                   New Jersey
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


              33-85234                                    22-2665282
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     (Commission File Number)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                                 (201) 854-7777
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 5.   Other Events.

     On  September  9, 1999,  the  Registrant  entered  into an amendment to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger with Casella Waste  Systems,  Inc.  ("Casella"),  a
Delaware   corporation,   and  Rutland  Acquisition  Sub,  Inc.,  a  New  Jersey
corporation.  Pursuant to the  amendment,  the  exchange  ratio  reduced to 0.51
shares of  Casella's  Class A common  stock for each  share of the  Registrant's
common  stock.

     The Registrant  issued a press release dated September 9, 1999,  describing
the amendment to the merger agreement.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description
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  99.1         Press Release of the Registrant, dated September 9, 1999
  99.2         Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger




                                   SIGNATURES

     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.


Date:      September 9, 1999            KTI, INC.
                                        (Registrant)


                                        By:  /s/ Martin J. Sergi
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                                             Martin J. Sergi
                                             President