THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
                SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 NOR UNDER APPLICABLE STATE
               SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
            OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS IT HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
            SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE

              THE SALE, TRANSFER AND ENCUMBRANCE OF THE SECURITIES
          REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
              CONDITIONS OF A STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
               MAY 25, 1994, AMONG CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
           CERTAIN HOLDERS OF ITS OUTSTANDING CAPITAL STOCK AND RIGHTS
            TO ACQUIRE CAPITAL STOCK. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE
          OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF
                   RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY
                         OF CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                                    May 25, 1994

                             STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

              To Subscribe for and Purchase Class A Common Stock of
                           CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

                           VOID AFTER OCTOBER 31, 2003

R1994-7

              THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, JOHN W. CASELLA, or
registered assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms of Section 1 hereof, to
subscribe for and purchase from Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (hereinafter called the "Company"), at the price of $0.01 per share
(such price, as from time to time to be adjusted as hereinafter provided, being
hereinafter called the "Warrant Price"), at any time on or prior to October 31,
2003 up to 13,500 fully paid, nonassessable shares of Class A Common Stock, $.01
par value, of the Company ("Class A Common Stock"), subject, however, to the
provisions and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

       Section 1. Exercise of Warrant. This Warrant may be exercised by the
holder hereof, in whole or in part (but not as to a fractional share of Class A
Common Stock), by the completion of the subscription form attached hereto and by
the surrender of this Warrant (properly endorsed) at the office of the Company
in Rutland, Vermont (or at such other agency or office of the Company in the
United



States as it may designate by notice in writing to the holder hereof at the
address of the holder hereof appearing on the books of the Company), and by
payment to the Company of the Warrant Price, in cash or by certified or official
bank check, for each share being purchased. In the event of any exercise of the
rights represented by this Warrant, a certificate or certificates for the shares
of Class A Common Stock so purchased, registered in the name of the holder
hereof, shall be delivered to the holder hereof within a reasonable time, not
exceeding five business days, after the rights represented by this Warrant shall
have been so exercised; and, unless this Warrant has expired or been exercised
in full, a new Warrant representing the number of shares (except a remaining
fractional share), if any, with respect to which this Warrant shall not then
have been exercised shall also be issued to the holder hereof within such time.
With respect to any such exercise, the holder hereof shall for all purposes be
deemed to have become the holder of record of the number of shares of Class A
Common Stock evidenced by such certificate or certificates from the date on
which this Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made
irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the
date of such surrender and payment is a date on which the stock transfer books
of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder
of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the
stock transfer books are open. No fractional shares shall be issued upon
exercise of this Warrant. If any fractional interest in a share of Class A
Common Stock would, except for the provisions of this Section 1, be delivered
upon any such exercise, the Company, in lieu of delivering the fractional share
thereof, shall pay to the holder hereof an amount in cash equal to the current
market price of such fractional interest as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Company.

       Section 2. Adjustment of Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the
Warrant Price as provided herein, the holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be
entitled to purchase, at the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment, the
number of shares (calculated to the nearest tenth of a share) obtained by
multiplying the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by
the number of shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such
adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Warrant Price resulting from
such adjustment.

       Section 3. Adjustment of Price Upon Issuance of Common Stock. Except with
respect to the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock that constitute a
Permitted Stock Transaction under Subsection 5.7 of the 1994 Purchase Agreement,
if and whenever the Company shall issue or sell any shares of its Common Stock
(as defined in paragraph (n) of this Section 3) for a consideration per share
less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such
issue or sale, then, forthwith upon such issue or sale, the Warrant Price shall
be reduced to the price (calculated to the nearest $.001) determined by dividing
(a) an amount equal to the sum of: (x) the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale (including as outstanding
all shares of Class A Common Stock


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issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such issue or sale)
multiplied by the then existing Warrant Price; and (y) the consideration, if
any, received by the Company upon such issue or sale, by (b) the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such issue or sale
(including as outstanding all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such issue or sale). No
adjustments of the Warrant Price, however, shall be made in an amount less than
$.001 per share, but any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and
shall be made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which
together with any adjustments so carried forward shall amount to $.001 per share
or more.

       For purposes of this Section 3, the following paragraphs (a) to (n),
inclusive, shall also be applicable.

              (a) Issuance of Rights of Options. In case at any time the Company
              shall in any manner grant (whether directly or by assumption in a
              merger or otherwise) any rights to subscribe for or to purchase,
              or any options for the purchase of, Common Stock or any stock or
              securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (such
              rights or options being herein called "Options" and such
              convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being herein
              called "Convertible Securities"), whether or not such Options or
              the right to convert or exchange any such Convertible Securities
              are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which
              Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon
              conversion or exchange or such Convertible Securities (determined
              by dividing: (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable
              by the Company as consideration for the granting of such Options,
              plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration
              payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options,
              plus, in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible
              Securities, the minimum aggregate amount of additional
              consideration, if any, payable upon the issue or sale of such
              Convertible Securities and upon the conversion or exchange
              thereof; by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common
              Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the
              conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities issuable
              upon the exercise of such Options) shall be less than the Warrant
              Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the granting of
              such Options, then the total maximum number of shares of Common
              Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon
              conversion or exchange or the total maximum amount of such
              Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options
              shall be deemed to have been issued for such price per share as of
              the date of granting of such Options and thereafter shall be
              deemed to be outstanding. Except as otherwise provided in
              paragraph (c), no adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made
              upon


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              the actual issue of such Common Stock or of such Convertible
              Securities upon exercise of such Options or upon the actual issue
              of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such
              Convertible Securities.

              (b) Issuance of Convertible Securities. In case the Company shall
              in any manner issue (whether directly or by assumption in a merger
              or otherwise) or sell any Convertible Securities, whether or not
              the rights to exchange or convert thereunder are immediately
              exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Stock is
              issuable upon such conversion or exchange (determined by dividing:
              (i) the total amount received or receivable by the Company as
              consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible
              Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional
              consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion
              or exchange of all such Convertible Securities; by (ii) the total
              maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
              conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities) shall
              be less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the
              time of such issue or sale, then the total maximum number of
              shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of all
              such Convertible Securities shall be deemed to have been issued
              for such price per share as of the date of the issue or sale of
              such Convertible Securities and thereafter shall be deemed to be
              outstanding, provided that: (i) except as otherwise provided in
              paragraph (c) below, no adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be
              made upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon conversion or
              exchange of such Convertible Securities; and (ii) if any such
              issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise
              of any Option to purchase any such Convertible Securities for
              which adjustments of the Warrant Price have been or are to be made
              pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3, no further
              adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made by reason of such
              issue or sale.

              (c) Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate. Upon the happening
              of any of the following events, namely, if the purchase price
              provided for in any Option referred to in paragraph (a), the
              additional consideration if any, payable upon the conversion or
              exchange of any Convertible Securities referred to in paragraph
              (a) or (b), or the rate at which any Convertible Securities
              referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) are convertible into or
              exchangeable for Common Stock shall change at any time (other than
              under or by reason of provisions designed to protect against
              dilution), the Warrant Price in effect at the time of such event
              shall forthwith be readjusted to the Warrant Price which would
              have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible
              Securities still outstanding provided for such changed purchase
              price, additional consideration or conversion rate, as the case
              may be, at the time initially


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              granted, issued or sold; and on the expiration of any such Option
              or the termination of any such right to convert or exchange such
              Convertible Securities, the Warrant Price then in effect hereunder
              shall forthwith be increased to the Warrant Price which would have
              been in effect at the time of such expiration or termination had
              such Option or Convertible Securities, to the extent outstanding
              immediately prior to such expiration or termination, never been
              issued, and the Common Stock issuable thereunder shall no longer
              be deemed to be outstanding.

              (d) Stock Dividends. In case the Company shall declare a dividend
              or make any other distribution upon any stock of the Company
              payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, any
              Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may
              be, issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution shall be
              deemed to have been issued in a subdivision of outstanding shares
              as provided in paragraph (h) below.

              (e) Consideration for Stock. In case any shares of Common Stock,
              Options or Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold for
              cash, the consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be
              the amount received by the Company therefor, without reduction
              therefrom of any expenses incurred or any underwriting commissions
              or concessions paid or allowed by the Company in connection
              therewith. In case any shares of Common Stock, Options or
              Convertible Securities shall be issued or sold for a consideration
              other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash
              received by the Company shall be deemed to be the fair value of
              such consideration as determined in good faith by the Board of
              Directors of the Company, without deduction of any expenses
              incurred or any underwriting commissions or concessions paid or
              allowed by the Company in connection therewith. The amount of
              consideration deemed to be received by the Company pursuant to the
              foregoing provisions of this paragraph (e) upon any issue or sale,
              pursuant to any established compensation plan of the Company to
              directors, officers or employees of the Company in connection with
              their employment, of shares of Common Stock, Options or
              Convertible Securities shall be increased by the amount of any tax
              benefit realized by the Company as a result of such issue or sale,
              the amount of such tax benefit being the amount by which the
              Federal and/or State income or other tax liability of the Company
              shall be reduced by reason of any deduction or credit in respect
              of such issue or sale. In case any Options shall be issued in
              connection with the issue and sale or other securities of the
              Company, together comprising one integral transaction in which no
              specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties
              thereto, such Options shall be deemed to have been issued without
              consideration. In


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              case any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities
              shall be issued in connection with any merger or consolidation in
              which the Company is the surviving corporation, the amount of
              consideration therefore shall be deemed to be the fair value as
              determines in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company
              of such portion of the assets and business of the non-surviving
              corporation as such Board shall determine to be attributable to
              such Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case
              may be. In the event of any consolidation or merger of the Company
              in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or in the
              event of any sale of all or substantially all the assets of the
              Company for stock or other securities of any corporation, the
              Company shall be deemed to have issued a number of shares of its
              Common Stock for stock or securities of the other corporation
              computed on the basis of the actual exchange ratio on which the
              transaction was predicated and for a consideration equal to the
              fair market value on the date of such transaction of such stock or
              securities of the other corporation, and, if any such calculation
              results in adjustment of the Warrant Price, the determination of
              the number of shares of Common Stock receivable under this Warrant
              immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sale, for
              purposes of paragraph (j), shall be made after giving effect to
              such adjustment of the Warrant Price.

              (f) Record Date. In case the Company shall take a record of the
              holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them: (i)
              to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common
              Stock, Options or Convertible Securities; or (ii) to subscribe for
              or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then
              such record date shall be deemed to be the date of the issue or
              sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or
              sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such
              other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of
              subscription or purchase, as the case may be.

              (g) Treasury Shares. The number of shares of Common Stock
              outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or
              held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of
              any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common
              Stock for the purposes of this Section 3.

              (h) Subdivision or Combination of Stock. In case the Company shall
              at any time subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into
              a greater number of shares, the Warrant Price in effect
              immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately
              reduced, i.e., the holder shall be entitled to purchase after such
              subdivision, for the same


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              consideration as applicable prior to such subdivision, the same
              percentage of outstanding Common Stock that such holder was
              entitled to purchase prior to such subdivision, and conversely, in
              case the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company shall
              be combined into a smaller number of shares, the Warrant Price in
              effect immediately prior to such combination shall be
              proportionately increased.

              i) Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or
              Sale. If any capital reorganization or reclassification of the
              capital stock of the Company or any consolidation or merger of the
              Company with another corporation, or the sale of all or
              substantially all its assets to another corporation shall be
              effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock shall be
              entitled to receive stock, securities or assets with respect to or
              in exchange for Common Stock, then, as a condition of such
              reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale,
              lawful and adequate provisions shall be made whereby each holder
              of the Warrants shall thereafter have the right to receive upon
              the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and
              in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately
              theretofore receivable upon the exercise of such Warrant or
              Warrants, such shares of stock, securities or assets (including
              cash) as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange
              for a number of outstanding shares of Common Stock equal to the
              number of shares of such stock immediately theretofore so
              receivable had such reorganization, reclassification,
              consolidation, merger or sale not taken place, and in any such
              case appropriate provision shall be made with respect to the
              rights and interests of such holder to the end that the provisions
              hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustments
              of the Warrant Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
              may be, in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets
              thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of such Warrants
              (including an immediate adjustment, by reason or such
              consolidation or merger, of the Warrant Price to the value for the
              Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation or
              merger if the value so reflected is less than the Warrant Price in
              effect immediately prior to such consolidation or merger). In the
              event of a merger or consolidation of the Company as a result of
              which a greater or lesser number of shares of common stock of the
              surviving corporation are issuable to holders of Common Stock of
              the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
              consolidation, the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to
              such merger or consolidation shall be adjusted in the same manner
              as though there were a subdivision or combination of the
              outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. The Company
              will not effect any such


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              consolidation, merger or sale, unless prior to the consummation
              thereof the successor corporation (if other than the Company)
              resulting from such consolidation or merger or the corporation
              purchasing such assets shall assume, by written instrument
              executed and mailed or delivered to each Warrantholder at the last
              address of such holder appearing on the books of the Company, the
              obligation to deliver to such holder such shares of stock,
              securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing
              provisions, such holder may be entitled to receive upon exercise
              of such Warrants.

              (j) Notice of Adjustment. Upon any adjustment of the Warrant
              Price, then and in each such case the Company shall give written
              notice thereof, by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to
              each Warrantholder at the address of such holder as shown on the
              books of the Company, which notice shall state the Warrant Price
              resulting from such adjustment, setting forth in reasonable detail
              the method of calculation and the facts upon which such
              calculation is based.

              (k) Stock to Be Reserved. The Company will at all times reserve
              and keep available out of its authorized Common Stock or its
              treasury shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the
              exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, such number of shares
              of Common Stock as shall then be issuable upon the exercise of
              this Warrant. The Company covenants that all shares of Common
              Stock which shall be so issued shall be duly and validly issued
              and fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens
              and charges with respect to the issue thereof, and, without
              limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company covenants
              that it will from time to time take all such action as may be
              requisite to assure that the par value per share of the Common
              Stock is at all times equal to or less than the effective Warrant
              Price. The Company will take all such action as may be necessary
              to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued
              without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any
              requirements of any national securities exchange upon which the
              Common Stock of the Company may be listed. The Company will not
              take any action which results in any adjustment of the Warrant
              Price if the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and
              issuable after such action upon exercise of this Warrant would
              exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock then authorized
              by the Company's Certificate of Incorporation. The Company has not
              granted and will not grant any right of first refusal with respect
              to shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, and there are no
              preemptive rights associated with such shares.

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              (l) Issue Tax. The issuance of certificates for shares of Common
              Stock upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge
              to the holder hereof for any issuance tax in respect thereof,
              provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax
              which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the
              issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that
              of the Warrant holder.

              (m) Closing of Books. The Company will at no time close its
              transfer books against the transfer of the shares of Common Stock
              issued or issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in any manner
              which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.

              (n) Definition of Common Stock. As used herein the term "Common
              Stock" shall mean and include the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par
              value, of the Company and the Class B Common Stock, $.01 par
              value, of the Company, as authorized on May 25, 1994 and also any
              capital stock of any class of the Company hereinafter authorized
              which shall not be limited to a fixed sum or percentage in respect
              of the rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends
              or in the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary
              liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; provided,
              however, that the shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant
              shall include only shares designated as Class A Common Stock, $.01
              par value, of the Company on May 25, 1994, or shares of any class
              or classes resulting from any reclassification or
              reclassifications thereof and in case at any time there shall be
              more than one such resulting class, the shares of each class then
              so issuable shall be substantially in the proportion which the
              total number of shares of such class resulting from all such
              reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such
              classes resulting from all such reclassifications.

       Section 4.  Notices of Record Dates.  In the event of:

              (a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any
              class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders
              thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other
              distribution (other than cash dividends out of earned surplus), or
              any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any
              shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property,
              or to receive any right to sell shares of stock of any class or
              any other right; or

              (b) any capital reorganization of the Company, any
              reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the
              Company or any transfer of all


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              or substantially all the assets of the Company to or consolidation
              or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or
              entity; or

              (c) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
              winding-up of the Company, then and in each such event the Company
              will give notice to the holder of this Warrant specifying: (i) the
              date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of
              such dividend, distribution or right and stating the amount and
              character of such dividend, distribution or right; and (ii) the
              date on which any such reorganization, reclassification,
              recapitalization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
              liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any
              is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock
              will be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for
              securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
              reclassification, recapitalization, transfer, consolidation,
              merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall
              be given at least 20 days and not more than 90 days prior to the
              date therein specified, and such notice shall state that the
              action in question or the record date is subject to (x) the
              effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act
              of 1933 and applicable state securities laws, or (y) a favorable
              vote of stockholders, if either is required.

       Section 5.  No Stockholder Rights or Liabilities.

              (a) Except as set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section 5 and in
              the Stockholders Agreement, this Warrant shall not entitle the
              holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a
              stockholder of the Company. No provision hereof, in the absence of
              affirmative action by the holder hereof to purchase shares of
              Common Stock, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or
              privileges of the holder hereof shall give rise to any liability
              of such holder for the Warrant Price or as a stockholder of the
              Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by
              creditors of the Company.

              (b) At any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company
              shall, prior to making any distribution of its property or assets
              to the holders of its Common Stock as a dividend in liquidation or
              partial liquidation or by way of return of capital or any dividend
              payable out of funds legally available for dividends under the
              laws of the State of Delaware, give to the holder of this Warrant,
              not less than 20 days' prior written notice of any such
              distribution. If such holder shall exercise this Warrant on or
              prior to the date of such distribution set forth in such notice,
              such holder shall be entitled to receive, upon such exercise: (i)
              the number of shares of Common Stock receivable pursuant to such
              exercise; and (ii)


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              without payment of any additional consideration, a sum equal to
              the amount of such property or assets as would have been payable
              to the holder hereof as an owner of the shares described in clause
              (i) of this paragraph (b) had the holder hereof been the holder of
              record of such shares on the record date for such distribution;
              and an appropriate provision with respect to such payment to such
              holder as described in this paragraph (b) shall be made a part of
              any such distribution.

       Section 6. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant. If this Warrant
is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to
indemnity or otherwise as it may in its discretion reasonably impose (which
shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue
a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen,
mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute an original
contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost,
stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone.

       Section 7. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications
required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder shall be in writing,
and shall be delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid and addressed, if to the holder to such holder at the address
shown on the records of the Company or at such other address as shall have been
furnished to the Company by notice from such holder. All notices, requests and
other communications required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder
shall be in writing, and shall be delivered, or shall be sent by certified or
registered mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the Company, at P.O. Box 866,
Rutland, Vermont 05701; Attention: President, or at such other address as shall
have been furnished to the holder by notice from the Company.

       Section 8. Law Governing. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., has executed this
Warrant on and as of the 25th day of May, 1994.

                                           CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

                                           By:________________________________
                                              President



[Corporate Seal]

Attest:


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Secretary



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                        SUBSCRIPTION FORM TO BE EXECUTED
                          UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANT


                                     [Date]

To Casella Waste Systems, Inc.:

       The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the within
Warrant, hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase [specify] shares of Class A
Common Stock covered by such Warrant, and herewith tenders $[specify} in full
payment of the purchase price for such shares.

                               Name of Holder:


                               By:_______________________________________

                               Address:__________________________________

                                       __________________________________


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