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Waste Connections, Inc. today commented on a labor disruption in El Paso, TX. The Company noted that earlier today approximately 55 employees, including certain mechanics, shop personnel and drivers seeking a contract, declared a strike. The Company temporarily has transferred in additional personnel to join the majority of drivers not participating in the economic strike to both minimize any disruption to current operations and train permanent strike replacements. The Company currently expects to incur approximately $1 million of additional costs in the fourth quarter as a result of this labor action.

Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly secondary markets in the Western and Southern U.S. The Company serves more than one million residential, commercial and industrial customers from a network of operations in 23 states. The Company also provides intermodal services for the movement of containers in the Pacific Northwest.

Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in September 1997 and is headquartered in Folsom, California. For more information, visit the Waste Connections web site at http://www.wasteconnections.com/.

Certain statements contained in this press release are forward-looking in nature. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "anticipates," or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Waste Connections' business and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those projected by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: efforts by labor unions could divert management attention and adversely affect operating results. These risks and uncertainties, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in Waste Connections' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. There may be additional risks of which Waste Connections is not presently aware or that it currently believes are immaterial which could have an adverse impact on its business. Waste Connections makes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may change.

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SOURCE: Waste Connections, Inc.