RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) _ Casella Waste Systems Inc. (CWST) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $22.7 million.

The Rutland, Vermont-based company said it had net income of 44 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 45 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 38 cents per share.

The provider of garbage-disposal and recycling services posted revenue of $295.3 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $270.9 million.

Casella expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.07 billion to $1.08 billion.

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