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 23, 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 23, 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  merger  will be  allowed  to be  treated as a
purchase for accounting purposes rather than as a pooling of interests.

     The Registrant  issued a press release dated September 23, 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 23, 1999
  99.2         Amendment No. 3 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 29, 1999            KTI, INC.
                                        (Registrant)


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