FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is made
and entered into effective as of October 1, 2005, by and between Waste
Connections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and David Eddie (the
"Employee").

The Company and the Employee entered into an Employment Agreement as of May 15,
2001 (the "Old Agreement"), and by their execution of this First Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement, the Company and the Employee wish to amend and
restate the Old Agreement in its entirety as provided herein.

NOW, THEREFORE

, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and conditions
herein, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

Employment; Acceptance.

The Company hereby employs the Employee and the Employee hereby accepts
employment by the Company on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

Duties and Powers.

The Employee is hereby employed as Vice President, Corporate Controller and the
Employee shall devote Employee's attention, energies and abilities in that
capacity to the proper oversight and operation of the Company's business, to the
exclusion of any other occupation. As Vice President, Corporate Controller the
Employee shall report to the Chief Financial Officer, shall be based at the
Company's corporate headquarters in California, and shall be responsible for
accounting functions relating to the Company's operations and properties. The
Employee shall perform such other duties as the Chief Financial Officer, the
Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Directors (the "
Board
") of the Company may reasonably assign to the Employee from time to time. The
Employee shall devote such time and attention to his duties as are reasonably
necessary to the proper discharge of his responsibilities hereunder. The
Employee agrees to perform all duties consistent with: (a) policies established
from time to time by the Company; and (b) all applicable legal requirements.

Term.

The employment of the Employee by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall
continue until the third (3
rd
) anniversary thereof (the "
Term
") or until terminated prior to such date when and as provided in Section 7.
Commencing October 1, 2006, and on each October 1
st
thereafter, this Agreement shall be extended automatically for an additional
year, thus extending the Term to three (3) years from each such date, unless
either party shall have given the other notice of termination hereof as provided
herein.

Compensation.

Base Salary.

The Company hereby agrees to pay to the Employee an annual base salary of One
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) ("
Base Salary
"). Such Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company's normal
payroll practices, and such Base Salary is subject to withholding and social
security, unemployment and other taxes. Increases in Base Salary shall be
considered by the Board.

Performance Bonus

. For the calendar year commencing January 1, 2005, and for each calendar year
thereafter
,
the Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (the "
Bonus
") based on the Company's attainment of reasonable financial objectives to be
determined annually by the Board. The maximum annual Bonus will equal
thirty-five percent (35%) of the applicable year's beginning Base Salary and
will be payable if the Board determines, in its sole and exclusive discretion,
that that year's financial objectives have been fully met. The Bonus shall be
paid in accordance with the Company's bonus plan, as approved by the Board.

Grants of Options and Restricted Stock

. Employee shall be entitled to participate in Stock Option, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") and other equity incentive plans presently in
effect or in effect from time to time in the future on such terms and to such
level of participation as the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board
shall determine to be appropriate, bearing in mind the Employee's position and
responsibilities.

The terms of any Options, Restricted Stock, RSUs and other equity incentives
shall be governed by the relevant plans under which they are issued and
described in detail in applicable agreements between the Company and the
Employee.

Other Benefits.

The Company shall provide the Employee with a cellular telephone and will pay or
reimburse the Employee's monthly service fee and costs of calls attributable to
Company business. The Employee shall be entitled to paid annual vacation, which
shall accrue on the same basis as for other employees of the Company of similar
rank, but which shall in no event be less than three (3) weeks for any twelve
(12) month period commencing May 15
th
of each year. The Employee also shall be entitled to participate, on the same
terms as other employees of the Company participate, in any medical, dental or
other health plan, pension plan, profit-sharing plan and life insurance plan
that the Company may adopt or maintain, any of which may be changed, terminated
or eliminated by the Company at any time in its exclusive discretion.

Confidentiality

. During the Term of his employment, and at all times thereafter, the Employee
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, divulge to any
third party or use for his own benefit or the benefit of any third party or for
any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of the Company, any confidential or
proprietary business or technical information revealed, obtained or developed in
the course of his employment with the Company and which is otherwise the
property of the Company or any of its affiliated corporations, including, but
not limited to, trade secrets, customer lists, formulae and processes of
manufacture; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall restrict the
Employee's ability to make such disclosures during the course of his employment
as may be necessary or appropriate to the effective and efficient discharge of
his duties to the Company.

Property.

Both during the Term of his employment and thereafter, the Employee shall not
remove from the Company's offices or premises any Company documents, records,
notebooks, files, correspondence, reports, memoranda and similar materials or
property of any kind unless necessary in accordance with the duties and
responsibilities of his employment. In the event that any such material or
property is removed, it shall be returned to its proper file or place of
safekeeping as promptly as possible. The Employee shall not make, retain, remove
or distribute any copies, or divulge to any third person the nature or contents
of any of the foregoing or of any other oral or written information to which he
may have access, except as disclosure shall be necessary in the performance of
his assigned duties. On the termination of his employment with the Company, the
Employee shall leave with or return to the Company all originals and copies of
the foregoing then in his possession or subject to his control, whether prepared
by the Employee or by others.

Termination.

For Cause.

The Company, by action of the Board, may terminate this Agreement and the
Employee's employment for cause on delivery to the Employee of a Notice of
Termination (as defined in Section 9.2 below). For purposes of this agreement,
the term "
Cause
" shall mean:

a material breach by the Employee of any of the terms of this Agreement that is
not immediately corrected following written notice of default specifying such
breach;

conviction of a felony;

a breach of any of the provisions of Section 11 below;

repeated intoxification with alcohol or drugs while on Company premises during
its regular business hours to such a degree that, in the reasonable judgment of
the other managers of the Company, the Employee is abusive or incapable of
performing his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement; and

misappropriation of property belonging to the Company and/or any of its
affiliates.

On such termination for cause, the Employee shall be entitled only to the
Employee's Base Salary through the date of such termination, and shall not be
entitled to any other compensation, including, without limitation, any severance
compensation. Without limitation of the foregoing, on termination pursuant to
this Section 7.1, the Employee shall forfeit: (i) his Bonus under Section 4.2
for the year in which such termination occurs; and (ii) all outstanding but
unvested options and rights relating to capital stock of the Company, and all
RSUs and shares of the Company's restricted stock issued to the Employee that as
of the termination date are still unvested and subject to restrictions on
transfer.

Without Cause.

The employment of the Employee may be terminated without Cause at any time by
the Company on delivery to the Employee of a written Notice of Termination (as
defined in Section 9.1). On the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 9.2)
pursuant to this Section 7.2, the Company shall, in lieu of any payments under
Section 4.1 and 4.2 for the remainder of the Term, pay to the Employee an amount
equal to the lesser of: (a) the Employee's Base Salary for a period of one (1)
year from the date of termination, and (b) the Employee's Base Salary for the
remainder of the Term. In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to the
pro-rated maximum Bonus available to the Employee under Section 4.2 for the year
in which the termination occurs. Such payment by the Company shall be paid in
accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices and not as a lump sum
payment. In addition, the Company will pay as incurred the Employee's expenses,
up to Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), associated with career counseling and
resume development. The Company shall also pay to the Employee an amount equal
to the Company's portion (but not the Employee's portion) of the cost of medical
insurance at the rate in effect on the Date of Termination for a period of one
(1) year from the Date of Termination. In addition, on termination of the
Employee under this Section 7.2, all of the Employee's outstanding but unvested
options and rights relating to capital stock of the Company shall immediately
vest and become exercisable, and all RSUs and shares of the Company's restricted
stock issued to the Employee shall immediately vest and become unrestricted and
freely transferable. The term of any such options and rights shall be extended
to the first (1
st
) anniversary of the Employee's termination. The Employee acknowledges that
extending the term of any incentive stock options pursuant to this Section 7.2
or Sections 7.3, 7.4 or 8.1 below, could cause such option to lose its
tax-qualified status if it is an incentive stock option under the Code and
agrees that the Company shall have no obligation to compensate the Employee for
any additional taxes he incurs as a result.

Termination on Disability

. If during the Term the Employee should fail to perform his duties hereunder on
account of physical or mental illness or other incapacity which the Company
shall in good faith determine renders the Employee incapable of performing his
duties hereunder, and such illness or other incapacity shall continue for a
period of more than six (6) consecutive months ("
Disability
"), the Company shall have the right, on written Notice of Termination delivered
to the Employee to terminate the Employee's employment under this Agreement.
During the period that the Employee shall have been incapacitated due to
physical or mental illness, the Employee shall continue to receive the full Base
Salary provided for in Section 4.1 hereof at the rate then in effect until the
Date of Termination pursuant to this Section 7.3. On the Date of Termination
pursuant to this Section 7.3, the Company shall pay to the Employee the payments
and other benefits applicable to termination without Cause set forth in Section
7.2 hereof, other than those related to career counseling and resume
development. The Company shall also pay, on behalf of the Employee, an amount
equal to the Company's portion (not the Employee's portion) of the cost of
medical insurance at the rate in effect on the Date of Termination for a period
of one (1) year from the Date of Termination. In addition, on such termination,
all of the Employee's outstanding but unvested options and rights relating to
capital stock of the Company shall immediately vest and become exercisable, and
all RSUs and shares of the Company's restricted stock issued to the Employee
shall immediately vest and become unrestricted and freely transferable. The term
of any such options and rights shall be extended to the first (1
st
) anniversary of the Employee's termination.

Termination on Death

. If the Employee shall die during the Term, the employment of the Employee
shall thereupon terminate. On the Date of Termination pursuant to this Section
7.4, the Company shall pay to the Employee's estate the payments and other
benefits applicable to termination without Cause set forth in Section 7.2
hereof, other than those related to career counseling and resume development. In
addition, on termination of the Employee under this Section 7.4, all of the
Employee's outstanding but unvested options and rights relating to capital stock
of the Company shall immediately vest and become exercisable, and all RSUs and
shares of the Company's restricted stock issued to the Employee shall
immediately vest and become unrestricted and freely transferable. The term of
any such options and rights shall be extended to the first anniversary of the
Employee's termination. The provisions of this Section 7.4 shall not affect the
entitlements of the Employee's heirs, executors, administrators, legatees,
beneficiaries or assigns under any employee benefit plan, fund or program of the
Company.

No Limitation on Company's Right to Terminate.

Any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company shall have the right, in its absolute discretion, to terminate this
Agreement and the Employee's employment hereunder at any time in accordance with
the foregoing provisions of this Section 7, it being the intent and purpose of
the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 only to set forth the consequences of
termination with respect to severance or other compensation payable to the
Employee on termination in the circumstances indicated.

Termination by Employee

. The Employee may terminate his employment hereunder on written Notice of
Termination delivered to the Company setting forth the effective date of
termination. If the Employee terminates his employment hereunder, he shall be
entitled to receive, and the Company agrees to pay on the effective date of
termination specified in the Notice of Termination, his current Base Salary
under Section 4.1 hereof on a prorated basis to such date of termination. On
termination pursuant to this Section 8.2, the Employee shall forfeit: (i) his
Bonus under Section 4.2 for the year in which such termination occurs; and (ii)
all outstanding but unvested options and rights relating to capital stock of the
Company, and all RSUs and shares of the Company's restricted stock issued to the
Employee that as of the termination date are still unvested and subject to
restrictions on transfer.

Provisions Applicable to Termination of Employment

.

Notice of Termination

. Any purported termination of Employee's employment by the Company pursuant to
Section 7 shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the Employee as
provided herein, and shall state the specific termination provisions in this
Agreement relied on and set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee's
employment ("
Notice of Termination
"). If the Employee terminates under Section 8, he shall give the Company a
Notice of Termination.

Date of Termination

. For all purposes, "
Date of Termination
" shall mean, for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is
given to the Employee (provided the Employee has not returned to duty on a
full-time basis during such 30-day period), or, if the Employee's employment is
terminated by the Company for any other reason or by the Employee, the date on
which a Notice of Termination is given.

Benefits on Termination

. On termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 7 or by
the Employee pursuant to Section 8, all profit-sharing, deferred compensation
and other retirement benefits payable to the Employee under benefit plans in
which the Employee then participated shall be paid to the Employee in accordance
with the provisions of the respective plans.

Change In Control

.

Payments on Change in Control

. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, unless the
Employee elects in writing to waive this provision, a Change in Control (as
defined below) of the Company shall be deemed a termination of the Employee
without Cause, and the Employee shall be entitled to receive and the Company
agrees to pay to the Employee the same amount determined under Section 7.2 that
is payable to the Employee on termination without Cause provided, however, that
such amount shall be payable in a lump sum on the Date of Termination and not in
installments as provided in Section 7.2. In addition, on a Change of Control,
all of the Employee's outstanding but unvested options and rights relating to
capital stock of the Company shall immediately vest and become exercisable, the
term of any such options and rights shall be extended to the first anniversary
of the Employee's termination, and all RSUs and shares of the Company's
restricted stock issued to the Employee shall immediately vest and become
unrestricted and freely transferable.

After a Change in Control, if any previously outstanding option or right (the
"Terminated Option") relating to the Company's capital stock does not remain
outstanding, the successor to the Company or its then Parent (as defined below)
shall either:

Issue an option, warrant or right, as appropriate (the "Successor Option"), to
purchase common stock of such successor or Parent in an amount such that on
exercise of the Successor Option the Employee would receive the same number of
shares of the successor's/Parent's common stock as the Employee would have
received had the Employee exercised the Terminated Option immediately prior to
the transaction resulting in the Change in Control and received shares of such
successor/Parent in such transaction. The aggregate exercise price for all of
the shares covered by such Successor Option shall equal the aggregate exercise
price of the Terminated Option; or

Pay the Employee a bonus within ten (10) days after the consummation of the
Change in Control in an amount agreed to by the Employee and the Company. Such
amount shall be at least equivalent on an after-tax basis to the net after-tax
gain that the Employee would have realized if the Employee had been issued a
Successor Option under clause 10.1(a) above and had immediately exercised such
Successor Option and sold the underlying stock, taking into account the
different tax rates that apply to such bonus and to such gain, and such amount
shall also reflect other differences to the Employee between receiving a bonus
under this clause 10.1(b) and receiving a Successor Option under clause 10.1(a)
above.

Definitions

. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control shall be deemed to
have occurred if: (i) there shall be consummated (aa) any reorganization,
liquidation or consolidation of the Company, or any merger or other business
combination of the Company with any other corporation, other than any such
merger or other combination that would result in the voting securities of the
Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power
represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity
outstanding immediately after such transaction, and (bb) any sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company; or
(ii) if any "person" (as defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
")), shall become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
Company's outstanding voting securities (except that for purposes of this
Section 10.2, "person" shall not include any person (or any person that
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person) who as
of the date of this Agreement owns ten percent (10%) or more of the total voting
power represented by the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or a
trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of
the Company, or a corporation that is owned directly or indirectly by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same percentage as their
ownership of the Company); or (iii) if during any period of two (2) consecutive
years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the entire
Board shall cease for any reason to constitute at least one-half (½) of the
membership thereof unless the election, or the nomination for election by the
Company's shareholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least
one-half of the directors then still in office who were directors at the
beginning of the period.

The term "Parent" means a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability
company or other entity that is the ultimate "beneficial owner" (as defined
above) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company's outstanding voting
securities.

Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation

.

In consideration of the provisions hereof, for the Restricted Period (as defined
below), the Employee will not, except as specifically provided below, anywhere
in any county in the State of California or anywhere in any other state in which
the Company is engaged in business as of such termination date (the "Restricted
Territory"), directly or indirectly, acting individually or as the owner,
shareholder, partner or management employee of any entity: (i) engage in the
operation of a solid waste collection, transporting or disposal business,
transfer facility, recycling facility, materials recovery facility or solid
waste landfill; or (ii) enter the employ as a manager of, or render any personal
services to or for the benefit of, or assist in or facilitate the solicitation
of customers for, or receive remuneration in the form of management salary,
commissions or otherwise from, any business engaged in such activities in such
counties; or (iii) receive or purchase a financial interest in, make a loan to,
or make a gift in support of, any such business in any capacity, including
without limitation, as a sole proprietor, partner, shareholder, officer,
director, principal agent or trustee; provided, however, that the Employee may
own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any business
traded on any national securities exchange or quoted on any NASDAQ market,
provided the Employee is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group
which controls, such business and further provided that the Employee does not,
in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, own two percent (2%) or more of any
class of securities of such business. The term "Restricted Period" shall mean
the earlier of: (i) the maximum period allowed under applicable law; and (ii)
(aa) in the case of a Change of Control, until the first anniversary of the
effective date of the Change of Control, (bb) in the case of a termination by
the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 7.2 and provided the Company has
made the payments required under Section 7.2, as the case may be, until the
first (1st) anniversary of the Date of Termination, or (cc) in the case of
Termination for Cause by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 or by the Employee
pursuant to Section 8.2, until the first anniversary of the Date of Termination.
If the Company terminates the Employee without cause, the Employee may shorten
the Restricted Period by the length of any period that the Employee elects to
waive his right to receive severance payments under Section 7.2. For example, if
the Employee waives the right to receive all severance payments under Section
7.2, the Restricted Period shall be zero (0) months; if the Employee elects to
receive severance payments under Section 7.2 for eight months, the Restricted
Period shall be eight (8) months.

After termination of this Agreement by the Company or the Employee pursuant to
Section 7 or 8 or termination of this Agreement upon a Change in Control
pursuant to Section 10, the Employee shall not: (i) solicit any residential or
commercial customer of the Company to whom the Company provides service pursuant
to a franchise agreement with a public entity in the Restricted Territory; or
(ii) solicit any residential or commercial customer of the Company to enter into
a solid waste collection account relationship with a competitor of the Company
in the Restricted Territory; or (iii) solicit any such public entity to enter
into a franchise agreement with any such competitor, or (iv) solicit any
officer, employee or contractor of the Company to enter into an employment or
contractor agreement with a competitor of the Company or otherwise interfere in
any such relationship; or (v) solicit on behalf of a competitor of the Company
any prospective customer of the Company in the Restricted Territory that the
Employee called on or was involved in soliciting on behalf of the Company during
the Term, in each case until the first (1st) anniversary of the date of such
termination or the effective date of such change of control (whichever is
later), unless otherwise permitted to do so by Section 11.1.

If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any
term or provision of this Section 11 is invalid or unenforceable, the parties
agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability
shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or area of the term or
provision, to delete specified words or phrases or to replace any invalid or
unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and
enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or
unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so
modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be
appealed.

Indemnification

. As an officer and agent of the Company, the Employee shall be fully
indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in
connection with his employment hereunder.

Survival of Provisions

. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 of this Agreement, and of the
Employee under Section 11 of this Agreement, shall survive both the termination
of the Employee's employment and this Agreement.

No Duty to Mitigate; No Offset

. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any
payment contemplated by this Agreement, nor shall any such payment be reduced by
any earnings that the Employee may receive from any other sources or offset
against any other payments made to him or required to be made to him pursuant to
this Agreement.

Assignment; Binding Agreement

. The Company may assign this Agreement to any parent, subsidiary, affiliate or
successor of the Company. This Agreement is not assignable by the Employee and
is binding on him and his executors and other legal representatives. This
Agreement shall bind the Company and its successors and assigns and inure to the
benefit of the Employee and his heirs, executors, administrators, personal
representatives, legatees or devisees. The Company shall assign this Agreement
to any entity that acquires its assets or business.

Notice

. Any written notice under this Agreement shall be personally delivered to the
other party or sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service or by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, to
such party at the address set forth in the records of the Company or to such
other address as either party may from time to time specify by written notice.

Entire Agreement; Amendments

. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the
Employee's employment and supersedes all oral or written prior discussions,
agreements and understandings of every nature between them. This Agreement may
not be changed except by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the
Employee.

Waiver

. The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or
as be construed to be a waiver of any other provision or subsequent breach of
this Agreement.

Governing Law and Jurisdictional Agreement

. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of California. The parties irrevocably and
unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction and venue of any court, federal or
state, situated within Sacramento County, California, for the purpose of any
suit, action or other proceeding arising out of, or relating to or in connection
with, this Agreement.

Severability

. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is, for
any reason, held invalid in any respect, such invalidity shall not affect the
validity of any other provision of this Agreement, and such provision shall be
deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.

Enforcement

. It is agreed that it is impossible to measure fully, in money, the damage
which will accrue to the Company in the event of a breach or threatened breach
of Sections 5, 6, or 11 of this Agreement, and, in any action or proceeding to
enforce the provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 11 hereof, the Employee waives the
claim or defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at law and will not
assert the claim or defense that such a remedy at law exists. The Company is
entitled to injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of such sections as well
as any and all other remedies available to it at law or in equity without the
posting of any bond. The Employee agrees that if the Employee breaches any
provision of Section 11, the Company may recover as partial damages all profits
realized by the Employee at any time prior to such recovery on the exercise of
any warrant, option or right to purchase the Company's Common Stock and the
subsequent sale of such stock, and may also cancel all outstanding such
warrants, options and rights.

Counterparts

. This Agreement may be executed in one or more facsimile or original
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signatures appear on the following page]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF

, this Employment Agreement has been duly executed by or on behalf of the
parties hereto as of the date first above written.

Waste Connections, Inc.

______________________________

David Eddie

By: _________________________________

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt,
Chief Executive Officer

Address: