Exhibit 3.53

Delaware         Page 1

The First State

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED ARE TRUE AND CORRECT COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS ON FILE OF “ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES COBB COUNTY TRANSFER STATION, LLC” AS RECEIVED AND FILED IN THIS OFFICE.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED:

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION, FILED THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2009, AT 3:48 O’CLOCK P.M.

AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATES ARE THE ONLY CERTIFICATES ON RECORD OF THE AFORESAID LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, “ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES COBB COUNTY TRANSFER STATION, LLC”.

4654457     84010	Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State
121187317	AUTHENTICATION: 9956950
You may verify this certificate online	DATE: 11-01-12
at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES COBB COUNTY TRANSFER STATION, LLC

ARTICLE I – NAME

The name of this Limited Liability Company is Advanced Disposal Services Cobb County Transfer Station, LLC (the “Company”).

ARTICLE II – INITIAL REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

The street address of the initial registered office of the Company is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III – OPERATING AGREEMENT

The rights and duties of the members of the Company are set forth in the Operating Agreement of the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned authorized person of the Company has executed this Certificate of Formation this 10^th day of February 2009.

ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES COBB COUNTY TRANSFER STATION, LLC

Christian B. Mill

Authorized Person of Company

State of Delaware

Secretary of State

Division of Corporations

Delivered 03:48 PM 02/10/2009

FILED 03:48 PM 02/10/2009

SRV 090124207 – 4654457 FILE