Company: WCN
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-054854
Chunk: 68

Company: Waste Connections, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form: 424B5
Chunk 68
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 offer securities, we will attach a prospectus supplement to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will contain the specific description of the terms of the offering. The prospectus supplement will supersede this prospectus to the extent it contains information that is different from, or that conflicts with, the information contained in this prospectus.

It is important for you to read and consider all information contained in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you and any pricing supplement or term sheet in making your investment decision. You should also read and consider the information contained in the documents identified under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus.

Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company” mean Waste Connections, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries.

### FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus are “forward-looking” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or in releases made by the SEC. Such forward-looking statements include, among others:

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Statements regarding our landfills, including capacity, duration, special projects, demand for and pricing of recyclables, estimated closure and post-closure liabilities, landfill alternatives and related capital expenditures, operating expenses, leachate and the elevated temperature landfill (ETLF) event at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill;

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Discussions of competition, loss of contracts, price increases and additional exclusive and/or long-term collection service arrangements;

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Forecasts of cash flows necessary for operations and free cash flow to reduce leverage as well as our ability to draw on our credit facility and access the capital markets to refinance or expand;

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Statements regarding our ability to access capital resources or credit markets;

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Plans for, and the amounts of, certain capital expenditures for our existing and newly acquired properties and equipment;

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Statements regarding fuel, oil and natural gas demand, prices, and price volatility;

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Assessments of regulatory developments and potential changes in environmental, health, safety and tax laws and regulations; and

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Other statements on a variety of topics such as inflation, credit risk of customers, seasonality, labor/ pension costs and labor union activity, employee retention costs, operational and safety risks, acquisitions, litigation developments and results, goodwill impairments, insurance costs