WCA Waste Corporation Enters Into an Operating Agreement With an Option to Purchase...

WCA Waste Corporation Enters Into an Operating Agreement With an Option to
Purchase Stoughton Recycling Technologies

HOUSTON, Feb. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WCA Waste Corporation (Nasdaq:WCAA)
announced today that it has entered into an operating agreement with Stoughton
Recycling Technologies (SRT) with an option to purchase the company. Stoughton
Recycling Technologies is a state of the art C & D recycling facility and
transfer station in Stoughton, Massachusetts located three miles from the WCA
owned Champion City Recovery (CCR) transfer station, approximately 25 miles
South of Boston.

Stoughton Recycling Technologies compliments Champion City Recovery by
maximizing the tonnage recycled by utilizing SRT processing capabilities. CCR
will continue to handle the post processed residual material which is rail
hauled to WCA owned Sunny Farms landfill in Ohio. The agreement positions WCA to
increase volumes recycled, internalize increased disposal tons and work with the
commonwealth of Massachusetts in becoming a leader in C & D recycling.

RISK FACTORS AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release and other communications, such as conference calls,
presentations, statements in public filings, other press releases, include
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
Forward-looking statements generally include discussions and descriptions other
than historical information. These forward-looking statements can generally be
identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such
as "may," "should," "outlook," "project," "intend," "seek," "plan," "believe,"
"anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "potential," "continue," or "opportunity,"
the negatives of these words, or similar words or expressions. The
forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this
press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

We are subject to a number of risks with respect to this transaction including
the following: we may be unsuccessful in efficiently operating the Stoughton
facility; even though we have day-to-day operational control and responsibility
for the Stoughton facility, we do not hold the permits pursuant to which the
Stoughton facility is authorized to operate nor do we own or lease the real
property on which the facility is located and any compliance or legal issues
that may arise under such permits or real property arrangements are not
completely within our control; we will be subject to commodity price risks which
prices can experience substantial fluctuations; with the residual volumes from
the Stoughton facility being transported by rail to our Sunny Farms landfill, we
are subject to transportation risks associated with rail transportation.

Our results will be subject to a number of operational and other risks,
including the following: general economic conditions may impact our business; we
may not be successful in expanding the permitted capacity of our current or
future landfills; our business is capital intensive, requiring ongoing cash
outlays that may strain or consume our available capital; increases in the costs
of disposal, labor and fuel could reduce operating margins; increases in costs
of insurance or failure to maintain full coverage could reduce operating income;
we may be unable to obtain financial assurances necessary for our operations; we
are subject to environmental and safety laws, which restrict our operations and
increase our costs, and may impose significant unforeseen liabilities; we
compete with large companies and municipalities with greater financial and
operational resources, and we also compete with alternatives to landfill
disposal; covenants in our credit facilities and the instruments governing our
other indebtedness may limit our ability to grow our business and make capital
expenditures; changes in interest rates may affect our results of operations;
our success depends on key members of our senior management, the loss of any of
whom could disrupt our customer and business relationships and our operations.
Furthermore, we may not be successful in identifying and consummating future
acquisition opportunities and any acquisitions we make may not be successful.

We describe these and other risks in greater detail in the sections entitled
"Risk Factors" and "--Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements"
included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, to which we
refer you for additional information.

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CONTACT: Questions and other inquiries may be directed to Tommy Fatjo
WCA Waste Corporation (Nasdaq:WCAA)
Houston, Texas
Tommy Fatjo, 713-292-2400