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0001982660
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001318220
WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
001-34370
6220 Hwy 7, Suite 600
Woodbridge
A6
L4H4G3
(905) 532-7510
PHILIP RIVARD
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5000
946699.00
258085200
02/24/2025
NYSE
Common
02/19/2024
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
476
02/19/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/19/2025
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
414
02/19/2025
Not Applicable
Common
02/16/2025
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
365
02/16/2025
Not Applicable
Common
02/18/2025
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
484
02/18/2025
Not Applicable
Common
02/18/2025
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
2201
02/18/2025
Not Applicable
Common
02/19/2024
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
750
02/19/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/17/2025
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
310
02/17/2025
Not Applicable
Y
02/24/2025
/s/ Philip James Rivard