RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) _ Casella Waste Systems Inc. (CWST) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $15.9 million.

The Rutland, Vermont-based company said it had net income of 31 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 34 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 27 cents per share.

The provider of garbage-disposal and recycling services posted revenue of $242 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $226.3 million.

Casella expects full-year revenue in the range of $870 million to $880 million.

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