Casella Waste says New Hampshire Supreme Court upholds permit issuance

Casella Waste Systems announced that the New Hampshire Supreme Court concluded that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services acted lawfully in issuing a permit for the Stage VI expansion at the North Country Environmental Services Landfill in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. The Court’s decision reversed a previous ruling by the New Hampshire Waste Management Council, after the Conservation Law Foundation appealed the permit issuance. The Court’s decision held that the Council erred in its interpretation of New Hampshire’s public benefit statute and that the determination that the Stage VI expansion did in fact satisfy a capacity need was lawful and correct. NCES, a wholly owned subsidiary of Casella, provides disposal capacity for more than 60,000 business and residents in nearly 200 towns throughout the State of New Hampshire.