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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;26, 2010</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>WASTE SERVICES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>01-0780204</B></TD>
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incorporation or<br> organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1122 International Blvd., Suite&nbsp;601<BR>
Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 6Z8</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Waste Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Ivan R. Cairns<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
1122 International Blvd., Suite&nbsp;601<BR>
Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 6Z8<BR>
(905)&nbsp;319-1237</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copies to:<BR>
<B>Rick L. Burdick<BR>
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP<BR>
Robert S. Strauss Building<BR>
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20036-1564<BR>
(202)&nbsp;887-4000</B></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>


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<TR><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center"><br>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">40,684,375</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,900.80</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement registers such indeterminate number of additional shares of
Registrant&#146;s common stock as may be issued in connection with share splits, share dividends or
similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on average of the high and low
price of Registrant&#146;s common stock reported on the NASDAQ Global Market on January&nbsp;22, 2010.</TD>
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<B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;), this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&#148;) omits the information specified
in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of this
Registration Statement will be delivered to the employees of Waste Services, Inc. (the
&#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B>&#148;), as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;). Such documents need not be filed with the Commission either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the
Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets
the requirement of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents filed with the Commission:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2008, as filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March&nbsp;31, 2009, as filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;24, 2009, the Registrant&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2009, as filed
with the Commission on July&nbsp;23, 2009 and the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended September&nbsp;30, 2009, as filed with the Commission on
October&nbsp;29, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on
July&nbsp;13, 2009, September&nbsp;16, 2009, September&nbsp;21, 2009, October&nbsp;6, 2009 (as amended on
December&nbsp;18, 2009), November&nbsp;12, 2009, November&nbsp;16, 2009 and December&nbsp;10, 2009; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-3, as filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;3, 2004,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;), prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. In no event, however, will any of the information that the Registrant discloses solely
under Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K that it may from time to time
furnish to the Commission be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in, or
otherwise be included in, this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated by reference
may be modified or superseded by later statements in this Registration Statement or by statements
in subsequent documents incorporated by reference, in which case you should refer to the later
statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (a)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
&#147;<B><I>DGCL</I></B>&#148;) empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (b)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason
of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense
or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
or such other court shall deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL further provides, among other things, that to the extent a director or
officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;145 or in the defense
of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith; that
indemnification provided for by Section&nbsp;145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which the indemnified party may be entitled; that indemnification provided by Section&nbsp;145 shall,
unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be
a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person&#146;s heirs,
executors and administrators; and empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities under the DGCL.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification and related provisions set forth in Article&nbsp;VII of our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation are substantially identical to the provisions of the DGCL
described above and otherwise set forth in Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL. Our directors and officers are
insured under policies of insurance maintained by us, subject to the limits of the policies,
against certain losses arising from any claims made against them by reason of being or having been
a director or officer of our company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, we have entered into indemnity agreements with our directors and executive
officers, under which we have agreed to use our commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain in
effect directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance comparable to that currently in effect, unless
such insurance is not reasonably available or, in the reasonable business judgment of our board of
directors, there is insufficient benefit to us from such insurance. The indemnity agreements also
provide that we will, to the maximum extent permitted by law, indemnify each director and executive
officer against any costs and expenses, attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, punitive or exemplary damages,
fines, excise taxes or amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with any claim involving
him by reason of his position as a director or executive officer that are in excess of the coverage
provided by any such insurance, provided that he meets certain minimum standards of conduct.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;under Section
174 of the DGCL or (4)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII, Section&nbsp;7.01 of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation states
that:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The directors of the Corporation shall be entitled to the benefits of all limitations
on the liability of directors generally that are now or hereafter become available under the
DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no director of the Corporation
shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty
of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;under
Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, or (d)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article&nbsp;VII, Section&nbsp;7.01
shall be prospective only, and shall not affect, to the detriment of any director, any
limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time
of such repeal or modification.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Waste Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2009).</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">5.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">23.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">23.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Blackman Kallick, LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">23.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 of this Registration Statement).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="5%" nowrap align="left">24.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of this Registration Statement).</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration
Statement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section do not apply
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report under Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant under the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Burlington, Province of Ontario, on January&nbsp;26, 2010.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">WASTE SERVICES, INC.<BR>
(Registrant)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/
David Sutherland-Yoest&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David Sutherland-Yoest&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose name and signature appears below
constitutes and appoints David Sutherland-Yoest, Edwin D. Johnson and Ivan R. Cairns, and each of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or
any of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
David Sutherland-Yoest&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David Sutherland-Yoest
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive
Officer and <br>Director<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Edwin D. Johnson&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Edwin D. Johnson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President,
Chief <br>Financial Officer and
Chief <br>Accounting Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer
and <br>Principal Accounting
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary W. DeGroote&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary W. DeGroote
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Michael H. DeGroote&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael H. DeGroote
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Michael B. Lazar&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael B. Lazar
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
George E. Matelich&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
George E. Matelich
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>






<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lucien
R&#233;millard&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lucien
R&#233;millard
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Jack E. Short&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jack E. Short
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Wallace
L. Timmeny
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Michael J. Verrochi&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael J. Verrochi
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;26, 2010</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
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    <TD>Waste Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">5.1</TD>
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    <TD>Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Blackman Kallick, LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 of this Registration Statement).</TD>
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    <TD>Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of this Registration Statement).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WASTE SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
01-0780204
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or
organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1122 International Blvd., Suite 601
Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 6Z8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Waste Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Ivan R. Cairns
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
1122 International Blvd., Suite 601
Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 6Z8
(905) 319-1237
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Rick L. Burdick
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Robert S. Strauss Building
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-1564
(202) 887-4000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
Amount of
Title of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
aggregate offering
registration
to be registered
registered (1)
price per share (2)
price (2)
fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
4,328,125
$
9.40
$
40,684,375
2,900.80
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement registers such indeterminate number of additional shares of
Registrant's common stock as may be issued in connection with share splits, share dividends or
similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on average of the high and low
price of Registrant's common stock reported on the NASDAQ Global Market on January 22, 2010.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
"), this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "
Registration Statement
") omits the information specified
in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this
Registration Statement will be delivered to the employees of Waste Services, Inc. (the
"
Registrant
"), as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
Securities Act
"). Such documents need not be filed with the Commission either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets
the requirement of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents filed with the Commission:
1.
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008, as filed with the Commission on February 26, 2009;
2.
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2009, as filed with the Commission on April 24, 2009, the Registrant's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009, as filed
with the Commission on July 23, 2009 and the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009, as filed with the Commission on
October 29, 2009;
3.
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on
July 13, 2009, September 16, 2009, September 21, 2009, October 6, 2009 (as amended on
December 18, 2009), November 12, 2009, November 16, 2009 and December 10, 2009; and
4.
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, as filed with the Commission on August 3, 2004,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. In no event, however, will any of the information that the Registrant discloses solely
under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K that it may from time to time
furnish to the Commission be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in, or
otherwise be included in, this Registration Statement.
Statements contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated by reference
may be modified or superseded by later statements in this Registration Statement or by statements
in subsequent documents incorporated by reference, in which case you should refer to the later
statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification.
Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"
DGCL
") empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason
of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense
or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL further provides, among other things, that to the extent a director or
officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145 or in the defense
of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith; that
indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which the indemnified party may be entitled; that indemnification provided by Section 145 shall,
unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be
a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person's heirs,
executors and administrators; and empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities under the DGCL.
The indemnification and related provisions set forth in Article VII of our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation are substantially identical to the provisions of the DGCL
described above and otherwise set forth in Section 145 of the DGCL. Our directors and officers are
insured under policies of insurance maintained by us, subject to the limits of the policies,
against certain losses arising from any claims made against them by reason of being or having been
a director or officer of our company.
In addition, we have entered into indemnity agreements with our directors and executive
officers, under which we have agreed to use our commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain in
effect directors' and officers' liability insurance comparable to that currently in effect, unless
such insurance is not reasonably available or, in the reasonable business judgment of our board of
directors, there is insufficient benefit to us from such insurance. The indemnity agreements also
provide that we will, to the maximum extent permitted by law, indemnify each director and executive
officer against any costs and expenses, attorneys' fees, judgments, punitive or exemplary damages,
fines, excise taxes or amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with any claim involving
him by reason of his position as a director or executive officer that are in excess of the coverage
provided by any such insurance, provided that he meets certain minimum standards of conduct.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (1) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section
174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Article VII, Section 7.01 of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation states
that:
The directors of the Corporation shall be entitled to the benefits of all limitations
on the liability of directors generally that are now or hereafter become available under the
DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no director of the Corporation
shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a) for any breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under
Section 174 of the DGCL, or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article VII, Section 7.01
shall be prospective only, and shall not affect, to the detriment of any director, any
limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time
of such repeal or modification.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Waste Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 26, 2009).
5.1
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
23.1
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
23.2
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.
23.3
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.
23.4
Consent of Blackman Kallick, LLP.
23.5
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1 of this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of this Registration Statement).
Item 9. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
Statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section do not apply
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report under Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant under the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Burlington, Province of Ontario, on January 26, 2010.
WASTE SERVICES, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/
David Sutherland-Yoest
David Sutherland-Yoest
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose name and signature appears below
constitutes and appoints David Sutherland-Yoest, Edwin D. Johnson and Ivan R. Cairns, and each of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or
any of them, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/
David Sutherland-Yoest
David Sutherland-Yoest
President, Chief Executive
Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
January 26, 2010
/s/
Edwin D. Johnson
Edwin D. Johnson
Executive Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Chief
Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial Officer
and
Principal Accounting
Officer)
January 26, 2010
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Gary W. DeGroote
Gary W. DeGroote
Director
January 26, 2010
/s/
Michael H. DeGroote
Michael H. DeGroote
Director
January 26, 2010
/s/
Michael B. Lazar
Michael B. Lazar
Director
January 26, 2010
/s/
George E. Matelich
George E. Matelich
Director
January 26, 2010
/s/ Lucien
Rémillard
Lucien
Rémillard
Director
January 26, 2010
/s/
Jack E. Short
Jack E. Short
Director
January 26, 2010
Wallace
L. Timmeny
Director
January 26, 2010
/s/
Michael J. Verrochi
Michael J. Verrochi
Director
January 26, 2010
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1
Waste Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 26, 2009).
5.1
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
23.1
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
23.2
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.
23.3
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP.
23.4
Consent of Blackman Kallick, LLP.
23.5
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1 of this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of this Registration Statement).