Company: WCN
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-054854
Chunk: 69

Company: Waste Connections, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form: 424B5
Chunk 69
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“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024, in each case, as may be updated or supplemented from time to time in our other filings with the SEC in the future that are incorporated herein and into any prospectus supplement by reference. There may be additional risks of which we are not presently aware or that we currently believe are immaterial which could have an adverse impact on our business. We make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may change, unless required by applicable securities laws.

#### WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
We are an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation, in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. We also provide non-hazardous oil and natural gas exploration and production (“E&P”) waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest.

Environmental, organizational and financial sustainability initiatives have been key components of our success since we were founded in 1997. We continue to grow and expand our efforts and disclosures regarding our progress as our industry and technology continue to evolve. To that end, we have committed $500 million to the advancement of long-term, aspirational ESG targets, which have been incorporated into executive compensation metrics. Our investments primarily focus on reducing emissions and emissions intensity