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Waste Connections Inc. (WCN)On Dec 4: 33.50  Up 0.49 (1.48%)  
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Waste Connections Inc.
35 Iron Point Circle
Suite 200
Folsom, CA 95630
United States - Map
Phone: 916-608-8200
Fax: 916-772-2920
Web Site: http://www.wasteconnections.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Industrial Goods
Industry:Waste Management
Full Time Employees:5,379

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Waste Connections, Inc., an integrated solid waste services company, provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services in the western and southern United States. As of December 31, 2008, it owned or operated a network of 135 solid waste collection operations, 52 transfer stations, 34 recycling operations, and 37 active landfills, as well as 6 intermodal facilities. The company offers residential, commercial, and industrial solid waste collection services. Its transfer stations receive, compact, and load solid waste to be transported to landfills via truck, rail, or barge. Waste Connections also provides residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers recycling services for various recyclable materials, including cardboard, office paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. In addition, it offers intermodal services, including repositioning, storage, maintenance, and repair of cargo containers for international shipping companies for the rail haul movement of cargo containers in the Pacific Northwest. Further, the company provides container and chassis sales and leasing services to its customers. It serves approximately 1.8 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Folsom, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Waste Connections Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 18.7% of S&P 400 companies and 59.1% of Commercial & Professional Services companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Ronald J. Mittelstaedt , 45
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Chairman of Special Equity Award Committee and Chairman of Exec. Committee
    $ 1.19M $ 4.04M
    Mr. Steven F. Bouck , 51
    Pres
    $ 640.00K $ 1.09M
    Mr. Worthing F. Jackman , 44
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 515.00K $ 941.00K
    Mr. Darrell W. Chambliss , 44
    Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 556.00K $ 546.00K
    Mr. Eric M. Merrill , 56
    Sr. VP of People, Safety & Devel.
    $ 358.00KN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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