8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)August 22, 1997


UNITED WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                 0-20868             3-3532338
(State or Other     (Commission File number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                              Identification No.)
Incorporation)

Four Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, Connecticut     06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 622-3131

Item 5.  Other Events

     The press release included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto was issued
by the Registrant on August 22, 1997.  
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 
25th day of August, 1997.

UNITED WASTE SYSTEMS INC.



By:  Michael J. Nolan
     -----------------
     Name:  Michael J. Nolan
     Title:  Chief Financial Officer

                          EXHIBIT INDEX

                    UNITED WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
                                 
Exhibit No.         Description                        Page No.

99.1                Press Release dated August 22,          4
                    1997 announcing proposed Consent 
                    Decree on the proposed merger 
                    of United Waste Systems, Inc.
                    and the wholly owned subsidiary of USA Waste
                    Services, Inc.

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Michael Nolan  
United Waste Systems,
Inc.
(203) 622-3131
www.uwst.com
Lew Nevins
USA Waste Services,
Inc.
(713) 512-6228

Debra Wasser
Dewe Rogerson
Inc.
(212) 688-6840




UNITED WASTE SYSTEMS AND USA WASTE SERVICES 
ANNOUNCE PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE ON MERGER

HOUSTON, Texas and GREENWICH, Connecticut, August 22, 1997 -- USA
Waste Services, Inc. (NYSE: UW) and United Waste Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:UWST) announced that they have entered into a proposed
consent decree and hold separate agreement with the U.S.
Department of Justice and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that
resolves antitrust issues raised by the Department of Justice
concerning the proposed merger of United Waste with a wholly-owned
subsidiary of USA Waste.  The proposed consent decree
requires the divestiture of one landfill, which accounted for
less than $5 million in revenues in 1996.  As previously
announced, the United Waste and USA Waste shareholders' meetings
with respect to the merger are scheduled to be held on August 26,
1997.

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