Welcome to our dedicated page for Casella Waste SEC filings (Ticker: CWST), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST) files a range of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detailed insight into its operations as a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company headquartered in Rutland, Vermont. This SEC filings page aggregates those disclosures and pairs them with AI-powered summaries to help readers interpret the information more efficiently.
Among the most frequently referenced filings for Casella are current reports on Form 8-K. The company uses Form 8-K to announce quarterly financial results, including revenues, net income, and non-GAAP measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, and to furnish related earnings press releases. These filings also describe updated guidance ranges and discuss factors affecting performance, such as acquisition activity, collection and disposal pricing, and landfill volumes.
Casella’s 8-K filings also document significant corporate events, including its CEO succession plan. One filing explains that John W. Casella will transition from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman of the Board, and that Edmond R. “Ned” Coletta has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board as of a specified effective date. Another filing notes the subsequent press release announcing this succession plan.
In addition, Casella files 8-Ks describing the remarketing and redemption of tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds issued through the Finance Authority of Maine and the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation. These filings outline the principal amounts, interest rates, maturities, use of proceeds to finance assets used in the company’s or its subsidiaries’ operations, and the guaranty arrangements involving substantially all of the company’s subsidiaries.
On this page, users can review Casella’s 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports alongside these 8-Ks, with AI-generated explanations that highlight key sections, summarize complex tables, and clarify topics such as segment information, indebtedness, and risk factors. The filings page also provides access to ownership and insider transaction disclosures, allowing readers to examine Form 4 and related documents in the context of the company’s broader regulatory record.
Casella Waste Systems Inc ownership disclosure: The Vanguard Group amended its Schedule 13G to report 0 shares of Common Stock and 0% beneficial ownership as shown in the filing. The amendment explains an internal realignment that disaggregated certain Vanguard subsidiaries' holdings.
The filing is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration and notes the internal reorganization referenced to SEC Release No. 34-39538.
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC vice chairman and director Douglas R. Casella reported a series of bona fide gifts of Class B Common Stock. On March 17–18, 2026, he gifted a total of 146,000 Class B shares through multiple transfers classified as gift dispositions.
These include gifts to a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT 2) for his benefit, to a separate SLAT for the benefit of his spouse, and to his spouse directly. Following these transactions, reported holdings include 129,000 Class B shares held directly, 177,000 Class B shares held indirectly by SLAT 2, 24,100 Class B shares held by his spouse, and 164,000 Class B shares held by the SLAT for his spouse. He also reports 104,848 Class A shares held directly as of March 17, 2026.
Rains Christopher Alan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Casella Waste Systems Inc. reported that Sr. VP & Chief Revenue Officer Christopher Alan Rains received an award of 989 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing one share of Class A Common Stock. The award was made at no cash cost to him as equity compensation.
The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2027, meaning the shares are earned over time if continued service conditions are met. Following this grant, Rains is shown as directly holding 989 shares of Class A Common Stock.
Casella Waste Systems director John W. Casella reported both an equity award and routine share sales. He received 5,513 Restricted Stock Units of Class A Common Stock on March 12, 2026 under the company’s 2016 Incentive Plan, with the RSUs vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2027.
To cover tax withholding from previously vested RSUs, he sold 963 Class A shares on March 12, 2026 at a weighted average price of $90.06 and 1,744 Class A shares on March 16, 2026 at a weighted average price of $87.77. These sales were executed under an automatic sell-to-cover instruction adopted on August 22, 2023. After these transactions, he directly holds 30,795 Class A shares and additional Class B and Class A shares through trusts and his spouse.
Casella Waste Systems President and CEO Edmond Coletta reported a mix of equity compensation and small stock sales. On March 12, 2026, he received 6,892 Restricted Stock Units, each representing one share of Class A Common Stock, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning March 12, 2027.
That same day, he sold 377 shares at $89.80 in an automatic "sell-to-cover" transaction to pay taxes on previously vested RSUs, which the company notes was not a discretionary sale. On March 16, 2026, he executed an additional open-market sale of 988 shares at $87.81 per share. After these transactions, Coletta directly owns 152,618 shares of Class A Common Stock.
Casella Waste Systems VP & Chief Accounting Officer Kevin Drohan reported a mix of equity award and small share sales. He received a grant of 551 Restricted Stock Units, each representing one share of Class A Common Stock, which vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2027.
On March 12, he sold 55 shares at $89.52 in a sell-to-cover transaction to satisfy tax withholding on previously vested RSUs under an automatic instruction adopted on August 2, 2023, so this was not a discretionary sale. He also sold 85 shares on March 16 at $87.73 in the open market. After these transactions, he directly holds 7,873 shares of Class A Common Stock.
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC senior executive reports small tax-related share sales. Sr VP & COO of SW Ops Sean Steves sold 197 shares of Class A Common Stock at $87.80 on March 16, 2026 and 97 shares at $89.71 on March 12, 2026, totaling 294 shares. According to the footnote, these were automatic “sell-to-cover” transactions to satisfy tax withholding on previously granted RSUs and were not discretionary sales. Following the trades, he directly holds 9,375 shares.
Casella Waste Systems senior vice president and general counsel Shelley E. Sayward reported a mix of equity compensation and small share sales in Class A Common Stock. On March 12, 2026, she received 1,654 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing one future share, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2027.
Also on March 12, she sold 129 shares at $89.71 per share in a sell‑to‑cover transaction to satisfy tax withholding on previously vested RSUs under an automatic instruction adopted on August 2, 2023, which the filing states was not discretionary. On March 16, 2026, she executed an additional open‑market sale of 362 shares at $87.73 per share. After these transactions, she directly holds 28,369 shares of Class A Common Stock.
Casella Waste Systems Executive VP and CFO Bradford John Helgeson reported both an equity award and a related tax sale. On March 12, he received 2,756 Restricted Stock Units, each representing one future share of Class A Common Stock, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning March 12, 2027.
On March 16, he sold 405 shares of Class A Common Stock at $87.73 per share in a sell-to-cover transaction to satisfy tax withholding tied to previously vesting RSUs. This sale was executed under an automatic instruction adopted in November 2023 and was not a discretionary market sale. After the sale, he directly held 7,342 shares.
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC senior executive Christopher Alan Rains, who serves as Sr. VP & Chief Revenue Officer, has filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership on Form 3. The filing does not report any share purchases, sales, or other transactions and shows no derivative positions in this excerpt.