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): June 1, 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 2.    Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On June 1,  1999,  the  Registrant  entered  into an  agreement  with Loop Paper
Recycling, Inc., an Illinois corporation to sell substantially all the assets of
the  Registrant's  commercial  recycling  facility  located  in  Franklin  Park,
Illinois  for  an  aggregate   consideration of  approximately  $1,757,000.  The
Registrant  recorded a loss before income taxes of  approximately  $444,000 as a
result of this transaction.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)  Exhibits


Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Agreement  for the Purchase of Assets dated June 1, 1999, by
                  and between KTI Recycling  of  Illinois, Inc. and Loop Paper
                  Recyclling,  Inc. The  schedules to this Exhibit 99.1 do not
                  contain  information  which  is  material  to an  investment
                  decision.  The  Company  hereby  agrees to furnish a copy of
                  any omitted schedule to the Commission upon request.




                                  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 hereto duly authorized.

Date: October 27, 1999            KTI, INC.
                                 (Registrant)

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