Document:

Exhibit 10.9

                      SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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         This SECOND AMENDMENT (this "Amendment") dated as of June 14, 2000, is
among (a) WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC., a North Carolina corporation having its
principal place of business at 3301 Benson Drive, Suite 601, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27609 (the "Parent"), and each of the subsidiaries of the Parent (the
"Subsidiaries" and together with the Parent, the "Borrowers"), (b) FLEET
NATIONAL BANK (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.), a national banking association having
its principal place of business at 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110, and the other lending institutions listed on the signature pages hereto
(collectively, the "Banks"), (c) FLEET NATIONAL BANK (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.),
as Administrative Agent for the Banks (the "Administrative Agent"), and (d)
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as Documentation Agent for the Banks (the
"Documentation Agent").

         WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and the
Documentation Agent are parties to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated
as of November 9, 1999 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement");

         WHEREAS, the Parent and the Noteholders (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) are parties to certain Purchase Agreements (as defined in the Credit
Agreement);

         WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Banks and the
Administrative Agent modify certain provisions of the Credit Agreement to permit
the Parent to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of its capital stock for an
amount not to exceed $12,000,000; and

         WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Banks have agreed,
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth herein, to
amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Banks and
the Documentation Agent hereby agree as follows:

         ss.1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms which are used herein without
definition and which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same
meanings herein as in the Credit Agreement.

         ss.2. Amendment to Credit Agreement.

         (a) Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following at the end of the first sentence thereof:

                           "; provided, however, that the Parent may acquire up
                  to 1,000,000 shares of its capital stock for an amount not to
                  exceed $12,000,000."

         ss.3. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Borrowers represents
and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Banks as follows:
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         (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in
the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, (i) were true and correct in all
material respects when made, and (ii) continue to be true and correct in all
material respects on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations
and warranties by their terms are made solely as of a prior date.

         (b) The execution and delivery by the Borrowers of this Amendment and
the performance by the Borrowers of all of their agreements and obligations
under this Amendment and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as
amended hereby (i) are within the corporate authority of each of the Borrowers,
(ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings or actions
by each of the Borrowers, (iii) do not conflict with or result in any breach or
contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which the
Borrowers are subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or
permit applicable to the Borrowers, and (iv) do not conflict with any provision
of the corporate charter, by-laws or any agreement or other instrument binding
upon any of the Borrowers.

         (c) This Amendment, and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and the
other Loan Documents to which each of the Borrowers is a party constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Borrowers (as the case may
be) enforceable against each such Person in accordance with their respective
terms.

         ss.4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective
upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:

         (a) original counterpart signatures (or a faxed copy thereof with
originals to follow) to this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by the
Borrowers and the Majority Banks; and

         (b) a copy of the duly executed amendments to the Purchase Agreements
to conform Sections 6G therein to this Amendment.

         ss.5. Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent (including
attorneys' fees) in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment
and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby are for the account
of the Borrowers as provided in ss.15 of the Credit Agreement.

         ss.6. Miscellaneous Provisions.

         (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Amendment, all of
the terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall remain the
same. It is declared and agreed by each of the parties hereto that the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby, shall continue in full force and effect, and that
this Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read and construed as one
instrument.

         (b) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT UNDER SEAL UNDER
THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS (EXCLUDING THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW).
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         (c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, but
all such counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument. In making
proof of this Amendment it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more
than one counterpart signed by each party hereto by and against which
enforcement hereof is sought.

         (d) Headings or captions used in this Amendment are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as
of the date first written above.

                                  WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                  KABCO OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
                                  WASTE ENTERPRISES, INC.
                                  WASTE INDUSTRIES EAST, INC.
                                  NORTH MECKLENBURG SANITATION, INC.
                                  WASTE INDUSTRIES SOUTH, INC.
                                  WASTE INDUSTRIES OF GEORGIA, INC.
                                  ECO SERVICES, INC.
                                  WI-ACS, INC.
                                  DUMPSTERS, INC.
                                  RELIABLE TRASH SERVICE, INC.
                                  RAILROAD AVENUE DISPOSAL, INC.
                                  TRANS WASTE SERVICES, INC.
                                  CURB APPEAL NEW HOME SERVICES, INC.
                                  OLD KINGS ROAD SOLID WASTE, INC.
                                  WASTE INDUSTRIES OF TENNESSEE, LLC
                                  WASTE SERVICES OF DECATUR, LLC
                                  LIBERTY WASTE LENDING COMPANY, LLC
                                  WASTE INDUSTRIES OF VIRGINIA, LLC
                                  QUICK-WAY SALVAGE, INC.
                                  S&S ENTERPRISES, INC.
                                  SOUTHERN WASTE SERVICES, INC.
                                  SOUTHERN WASTE OF ALABAMA, INC.
                                  SAMPSON COUNTY DISPOSAL, INC.

                                  By: __________________________________________
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

                                  FLEET NATIONAL BANK, (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.),
                                  individually and as Administrative Agent

                                  By: __________________________________________
                                  Name:

                                  BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY,
                                  individually and as Documentation Agent

                                  By: __________________________________________
                                  Name:
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                                            COMERICA BANK

                                            By: ________________________________
                                            Name:

                                            WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.

                                            By: ________________________________
                                            Name:

                                           FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                                            By: ________________________________
                                            Name:

                                            CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS (as
                                            successor to USTRUST)

                                            By: ________________________________
                                            Name:

                                            CENTURA BANK

                                            By:_________________________________
                                            Name:
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                                            BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT
                                            CORPORATE FINANCE, INC.

                                            By: ________________________________
                                            Name:

                                            By: ________________________________
                                            Name:EXHIBIT 10.196

                          Asset Based Lending Division

[GRAPHIC OMITTED] NATIONAL
                  BANK
                  OF CANADA

May 15, 2000

CATALINA LIGHTING CANADA, (1992) INC.
LUMIERES CATALINA CANADA, (1992) INC.
c/o Catalina Lighting Inc.
18191 N.W. 68th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33015
United States of America

Attention: Mr. Thomas M. Bluth, Tax Director

Dear Sir:

         RE:   Third Amendment to Offer of financing and banking services

Reference is hereby made to the Offer of financing and banking services dated
April 17, 1996 and amended October 17, 1997 (First Amendment) and December 19,
1997 (Second Amendment), between Catalina Lighting Canada, (1992) Inc. (the
"Borrower") and National Bank of Canada (the "Bank"). Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified in the Offer
of financing and banking services.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Bank and the Borrower have agreed as follows:

1)   The Offer of financing and banking services shall be further amended as
     follows:

     A) The credit referenced in section 1.1 shall be replaced by the following:

           1.1.   The credit

                  The Bank, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, agrees
                  to make available to the Borrower an operating credit line of
                  $5,500,000, in Canadian Dollars or U.S. equivalent, to finance
                  the Borrower's operating requirements.

     B) The Financing conditions referenced in section 1.5 and subsections 1.5.1
        and 1.5.2 shall be replaced by the following:

           1.5.   Financing conditions

                  The aggregate total amount of the Floating Rate advances under
                  this operating credit shall not exceed the total of:

                  1.5.1    85% of the Borrower's accounts receivable (excluding
                           contra or intercompany accounts, accounts of doubtful
                           quality and those aged 90 days or more), and

                           350 Burnhamthorpe Road West
                           Suite 216
                           Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3J1
                           Telephone: (905) 272-1515
                           Fax:       (905) 272-2500

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                  1.5.2    50% of the Borrower's inventory of finished products
                           for a maximum of $3,000,000.

                  The value of the Borrower's accounts receivable and inventory
                  of finished products shall be established, from time to time
                  by the Bank, taking into account claims ranking, prior to the
                  security of the Bank. The Borrower shall furnish to the Bank,
                  on the 20th day of each month, a list of its inventory, of its
                  accounts receivable according to age and of its accounts
                  payable for the month ending on the last day of the proceeding
                  month.

2.   A $5,000 amendment fee will be charged to the Borrower in connection with
     the amendments and waivers set forth herein.

3.   The amendments and waivers set forth herein are strictly limited to the
     terms, covenants, matters, occassions, and times specifically described
     above and shall not be deemed to constitute and amendment, consent or
     waiver with respect to any other term, covenant, matter, time or occasion.

4.   This letter agreement supersedes and replaces any prior agreements of
     understandings with respect to any of the matters provided for herein.

5.   This letter agreement shall be deemed to have been made in the Province of
     Ontario and governed by the interpreted in accordance with the laws of such
     province, and the laws of Canada applicable therein, except that no
     doctrine or choice of law shall be used to apply the laws of any other
     jurisdiction.

Except to the extent waived or modified herein, the Offer of financing and
banking services remains in full force and effect nad is hereby ratified and
confirmed. Please evidence your agreement with the terms of this letter and
agreement by signing in the space below. This letter agreement shall become
effective in accordance with the terms upon execution by the the Bank and the
Borrower whereupon all references to the Agreement in the Offer of financing and
banking services and in the other credit Documents shall, except where the
context otherwise requires, be deemed to be a reference to the Offer of
financing and banking services as amended by this letter agreement.

Sincerely

[GRAPHIC OMITTED] NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA

Per:  /s/ Timothy Lohn                      Per:  /s/ Ellis Gaston
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    Timothy Lohn                                Ellis Gaston
    Regional Manager                            Senior Manager

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Catalina Lighting Canada. (1992) Inc./ Lumieres Catalina Canada, (1992) Inc.

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ACCEPTANCE

The undersigned hereby accepts the terms and conditions of this Offer dated May
15, 2000, at the City of Miami, Province of Ontario, this 20 day of June, 2000.

CATALINA LIGHTING CANADA, (1992) INC./
LUMIERES CATALINA CANADA, (1992) INC.

Per: /s/ Dean Rappaport
    ---------------------------
    Name: Dean Rappaport
    Title: P

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Catalina Lighting Canada. (1992) Inc./ Lumieres Catalina Canada, (1992) Inc.

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