Document:

Registration Rights Agreement

 Exhibit 4.2 
 EXECUTION COPY 
 Waste Connections, Inc. 
 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 
 Registration Rights Agreement

 March 20, 2006 
 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 
 388 Greenwich Street 
 New York, New York 10013 
 Banc of America Securities LLC 
 9 West 57th Street 
 New York, New York 10019 
 Ladies
and Gentlemen: 
 Waste Connections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the initial
purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”) listed on Schedule I to the purchase agreement dated March 14, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”), for whom Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC are acting as
representatives, up to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase
Agreement. 
 As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and in satisfaction of a condition to the
obligations of the Initial Purchasers thereunder, the Company agrees with the Initial Purchasers, for the benefit of the holders (including the Initial Purchasers) of the Notes and the Shares (as defined below) (collectively, the
“Holders”), as follows: 
 1. Certain Definitions. 
 For purposes of this Registration Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 (a) “Additional Interest” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(d). 
 (b) “Additional Interest Payment Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(d). 

 (c) “Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act,
except where otherwise expressly provided. 
 (d) “Agreement” means this Registration Rights Agreement, as the same
may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. 
 (e) “Business Day” means any day on which The New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for trading. 
 (f) “Closing Date” means the date on which any Notes are initially
issued. 
 (g) “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time
administering the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose. 
 (h)
“Company” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement. 
 (i) “Deferral Notice” has
the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(b). 
 (j) “Deferral Period” has the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 3(b). 
 (k) “Effective Period” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a). 
 (l) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 (m) “Holder” means each holder, from time to time, of Registrable Securities (including the Initial Purchasers).

 (n) “Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of March 20, 2006, among the Company and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee pursuant to which the Notes are being issued. 
 (o) “Initial Placement” means the initial
placement of the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. 
 (p) “Initial Purchasers” has the meaning
specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement. 
 (q) “Material Event” has the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 3(a)(iii). 
 (r) “Majority Holders” shall mean, on any date, holders of the majority of the Shares
constituting Registrable Securities; for the purposes of this definition, Holders of Notes constituting Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be the Holders of the number of Shares into which such Notes are or would be convertible as of such
date. 
 (s) “NASD” shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 
  

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 (t) “NASD Rules” shall mean the Conduct Rules and the By-Laws of the NASD.

 (u) “Notes” means the 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 to be issued under the Indenture and sold by the
Company to the Initial Purchasers. 
 (v) “Notice and Questionnaire” means a written notice delivered to the Company
containing substantially the information called for by the Form of Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to the Offering Memorandum. 
 (w) “Notice Holder” means, on any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to
such date. 
 (x) “Offering Memorandum” means the Offering Memorandum dated March 14, 2006 relating to the
offer and sale of the Securities. 
 (y) “Person” means a corporation, limited liability company, association,
partnership, organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision thereof or governmental agency. 
 (z)
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Shelf Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of a registration statement in
reliance upon Rule 430A under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any amendment or prospectus supplement, including post-effective amendments, and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by
reference in such Prospectus. 
 (aa) “Purchase Agreement” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this
Agreement. 
 (bb) “Registrable Securities” means the Securities; provided, however, that such Securities
shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a), a registration statement registering such Securities under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such Securities
have been sold or otherwise transferred by the Holder thereof pursuant to such effective registration statement; (ii) such Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Securities relating to
restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed or such Securities are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any successor provision; or (iii) such Securities shall cease to be outstanding
(including, in the case of the Notes, upon conversion into Shares). 
 (cc) “Registration Default” has the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 2(d). 
 (dd) “Registration Expenses” has the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 5. 
  

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 (ee) “Rules” refers to the rules promulgated under the Securities Act.

 (ff) “Securities” means, collectively, the Notes and the Shares. 
 (gg) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 (hh) “Shares” means the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, into which the Notes
are convertible or that have been issued upon any conversion from Notes into common stock of the Company. 
 (ii) “Shelf
Registration Statement” means the shelf registration statement referred to in Section 2(a), as amended or supplemented by any amendment or supplement, including post-effective amendments and any additional information contained in a form
of prospectus or prospectus supplement that is deemed retroactively to be a part of the shelf registration statement pursuant to Rules 430A, 430B or 430C, and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by
reference in such Shelf Registration Statement. 
 (jj) “Special Counsel” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 5. 
 (kk) “Trustee” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the Indenture. 
 (ll) “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, or any successor thereto, and the rules, regulations and forms
promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be amended from time to time. 
 Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to
a “Section” or “clause” refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Agreement, and the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a statute, rule or regulation refers to the same (including any successor statute, rule or regulation thereto) as it
may be amended from time to time. 
 2. Registration Under the Securities Act. 
 (a) The Company agrees to file under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable, but in any event within 120 days after the Closing
Date, a shelf registration statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the Holders of, all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any similar rule that may be
adopted by the Commission; provided, that such registration statement shall be an “automatic shelf registration statement,” as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, if the Company is then eligible to use
automatic shelf registration statements. If the Shelf Registration Statement is not an automatic shelf registration statement, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared
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Company also agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the shelf registration statement effective until two years after the Closing Date or, if
earlier, until there are no outstanding Registrable Securities (the “Effective Period”). 
 (b) The Company further
agrees that it shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement, the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement, as of the time of sale of any Securities under such Shelf
Registration Statement, and as of the date of any such amendment or supplement, (i) to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act; and (ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and the Company agrees
to furnish to the Holders of the Registrable Securities seeking to sell Securities pursuant to such amendment or supplement, and to any other Holder upon such Holder’s request, copies of any supplement or amendment prior to its being used or
promptly following its filing with the Commission; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to deliver to the Holders of the Registrable Securities copies of any amendment consisting exclusively of an Exchange Act report
or other Exchange Act filing otherwise publicly available on the Company’s website or the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System. If the Shelf Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time,
ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effective Period (other than because all Registrable Securities registered thereunder shall have been sold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities),
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof. 
 (c) Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that if such Holder wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with
this Section 2(c) and with Section 3(b). From and after the date the Shelf Registration Statement is initially effective, the Company shall, as promptly as is practicable after the date a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered, and in any
event within the later of (x) fifteen (15) Business Days after the date such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered, or (y) if a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period, the fifth Business Day after the
expiration of such Deferral Period: 
 (i) file with the Commission a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration
Statement or prepare and file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is
named as a selling security holder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities if required by applicable law and, if
the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement and if such amendment is not automatically effective, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective 

  

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amendment to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable; 
 (ii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed
pursuant to Section 2(c)(i); 
 provided that in no event shall the Company be required to make more than one such filing during
any 15 Business Day period and, in addition, if the Shelf Registration Statement is not an automatic shelf registration statement, the Company shall not be required to make more than one such filing in any calendar quarter in the form of a
post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement; provided, further, that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and
shall take the actions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 3(b). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation
to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus. 
 (d) If any of the following events (any such event a “Registration Default”) shall occur, then additional interest (the “Additional Interest”) shall become payable by the Company to Holders in
respect of the Notes as follows: 
 (i) if the Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission within 120 days
following the Closing Date, then commencing on the 121st day after the Closing Date, Additional Interest shall
accrue on the principal amount of the outstanding Notes that are Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum; or 
 (ii) if the Shelf Registration Statement has not become or is not declared effective by the Commission within 210 days following the Closing Date, then commencing on the 211th day after the Closing Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the outstanding Notes that are Registrable Securities at a rate of
0.50% per annum; or 
 (iii) if the Shelf Registration Statement has become or been declared effective but such Shelf
Registration Statement ceases to be effective at any time during the Effective Period (other than pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof), then commencing on the day such Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective, Additional Interest shall
accrue on the principal amount of the outstanding Notes that are Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.50% per annum; or 
 (iv) if the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, then commencing on the day the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in
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Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the outstanding Notes that are Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.50% per annum;

 provided, however, that the Additional Interest rate on the Notes shall not exceed in the aggregate 0.50% per annum and shall
not be payable under more than one clause above for any given period of time, except that if Additional Interest would be payable under more than one clause above, but at a rate of 0.25% per annum under one clause and at a rate of
0.50% per annum under the other, then the Additional Interest rate shall be the higher rate of 0.50% per annum; provided further, however, that (1) upon the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of clause
(i) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of clause (ii) above), (3) upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of
clause (iii) above), (4) upon the termination of the Deferral Period that caused the limit on the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in a period set forth in Section 3(b) to be exceeded (in the case of clause (iv) above) or
(5) upon the termination of certain transfer restrictions on the Securities as a result of the application of Rule 144(k) or any successor provision, Additional Interest on the Notes as a result of such clause, as the case may be, shall cease
to accrue; provided, further that in no event will Additional Interest be payable in connection with a Registration Default relating to a failure to register the Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company fails to register both the
Notes and the Shares, then Additional Interest will be payable in connection with the Registration Default relating to the failure to register the Notes. 
 So long as the failure to file or become effective or such unavailability continues, we will pay Additional Interest in cash on April 1 and October 1 of each year to the person who is the Holder of the Notes
on the immediately preceding March 15 and September 15. When such registration default is cured, accrued and unpaid Additional Interest through the date of cure will be paid in cash on the subsequent Interest Payment Date to the Holder.

 The Company shall notify the Trustee immediately upon the happening of each and every Registration Default. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the parties agree that the sole monetary damages payable for a violation of the terms of this Agreement with respect to which additional monetary amounts are expressly provided shall be as set forth in this Section 2(d).

 3. Registration Procedures. 
 The following provisions shall apply to the Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2: 
 (a) The
Company shall: 
 (i) furnish to the Initial Purchasers copies of any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
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(3) Business Days prior to filing any such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto with the Commission;

 (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective
amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement and file with the Commission any other required document as may be necessary to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the expiration of the Effective Period; use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act; and
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement during the Effective Period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by
the sellers thereof set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so supplemented; 
 (iii) as promptly as practicable, notify the Notice Holders of Registrable Securities (A) when such Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus included therein or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or post-effective
amendment has been filed with the Commission, and, with respect to such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same is declared or has become effective, (B) of any request, following the effectiveness of the
Shelf Registration Statement, by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation or written threat of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for such purpose, (E) of the occurrence of (but not the nature of or details concerning) any event or the existence of any fact as a
result of which any Shelf Registration Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any Prospectus
shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a
“Material Event”) (provided, however, that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (E) in the event that the Company either promptly files a prospectus supplement to update the Prospectus or a Form
8-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report that is incorporated by reference into the Shelf Registration Statement, which, in either case, contains the requisite information with respect to such Material Event that results in such Shelf
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material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading), (F) of the determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement will be filed with the Commission, which notice may, at the discretion of the Company (or as required pursuant to
Section 3(b)), state that it constitutes a Deferral Notice, in which event the provisions of Section 3(b) shall apply or (G) at any time when a Prospectus is required (or but for the exemption contained in Rule 172 would be required)
to be delivered under the Securities Act, that the Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus, or any amendment, supplement or post-effective amendment thereto does not conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; 
 (iv) prior to any public
offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, or cooperate with the Notice Holders of Securities included therein in connection with the
registration or qualification of, such Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any such Notice Holders reasonably requests in writing; prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effective Period in connection with such Notice Holder’s offer
and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable
Securities in the manner set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus; provided that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to
take any action which would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 
 (v) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of, and if issued, to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto, and to lift any suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which they have been qualified for sale, in each case at the earliest practicable date; 
 (vi) upon reasonable notice, for a reasonable period prior to the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement, and throughout the Effective
Period, (i) make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours by a representative of, and Special Counsel acting for, Majority Holders of the Securities being sold, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent
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accountants and counsel supply all relevant information reasonably requested by such representative or Special Counsel in connection with such Shelf
Registration Statement, in each case as is customary for similar “due diligence” examinations; provided that such persons shall first agree in writing with the Company that any non-public information shall be kept confidential by
such persons and shall be used solely in connection with the exercise of rights under this Agreement or in connection with such disposition, unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or is necessary
to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities, (ii) disclosure of such information is required by law, (iii) such information becomes generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by
any such person in violation of any obligation described herein or (iv) such information becomes available to any such person from a source other than the Company and such source is not shown to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with
respect to such information, and provided further that in connection with such disposition, nothing in this Agreement shall (a) prevent such person from complying with all applicable disclosure laws and regulations in connection with
such disposition, (b) restrict the ability of such person to consider such information for due diligence purposes or to share such information with other initial purchasers, underwriters, agents, dealers, selling holders or similar participants
in such disposition, subject to the execution by such other persons of reasonable non-disclosure agreements with the Company, (c) prevent such persons from retaining documents or other information in connection with their due diligence efforts
or (d) prevent such persons from using any such information in investigating or defending themselves against claims made or threatened by purchasers, regulatory authorities or others in connection with such disposition. The foregoing inspection
and information gathering shall, to the greatest extent possible, be coordinated on behalf of all the Notice Holders and the other parties entitled thereto by Special Counsel. Any person legally compelled to disclose any such confidential
information made available for inspection shall, to the extent not prohibited by law, rule or regulation, provide the Company with prompt prior written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy; 
 (vii) if reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or any Notice Holder, promptly incorporate in a prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement such information as the Initial Purchasers or such Notice Holder shall, on the basis of a written opinion of nationally-recognized counsel experienced in such matters,
determine to be required to be included therein by applicable law and make any required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment; provided, that the Company shall not be required to take any actions under this
Section 3(a)(vii) that are not, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company, required under applicable law; 
  

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 (viii) as promptly as practicable, furnish to each Notice Holder and the Initial
Purchasers, upon their request and without charge, at least one (1) conformed copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, including financial statements but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to deliver to Notice Holders or Initial Purchasers a copy of any amendment consisting exclusively of an Exchange Act report or
other Exchange Act filing otherwise publicly available on the Company’s website or the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System; 
 (ix) during the Effective Period, deliver to each Notice Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Notice Holder may reasonably request; and
the Company hereby consents (except during such periods that a Deferral Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked) to the use of such Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each Notice Holder in connection with any offering and
sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in the manner set forth therein; 
 (x) cooperate with the Notice Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement free of any
restrictive legends and in such denominations as permitted by the Indenture and registered in such names as the Holders thereof may request in writing at least two business days prior to sales of Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration
Statement; and 
 (xi) not use, authorize the use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free
writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities, without the consent of Holders of Registrable Securities who are seeking to sell Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement or relevant supplement or amendment thereto. 
 (b) Upon (A) the issuance by the Commission of a
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (B) the occurrence of or the
existence of any Material Event, or (C) the occurrence or existence of any corporate development that, in the discretion of the Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and the related
Prospectus, the Company will (i) in the case of clause (B) above, subject to the next sentence of this provision, as promptly as practicable prepare and file an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or a supplement to the related
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Prospectus so that such Shelf Registration Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and such Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as thereafter delivered or made available to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, and, in the case of a post-effective
amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, subject to the next sentence of this provision, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly as is practicable, and (ii) give notice to the Notice Holders
that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended (a “Deferral Notice”). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed (x) in the case of clause
(A) above, as promptly as practicable, (y) in the case of clause (B) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of the Company, public disclosure of such Material Event would not be prejudicial to or contrary to the interests of the
Company or, if necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as practicable thereafter and (z) in the case of clause (C) above, as soon as, in the discretion of the Company, such suspension is no longer appropriate;
provided that the period during which the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and any Prospectus is suspended (the “Deferral Period”), without the Company incurring any obligation to pay Additional Interest pursuant to
Section 2(d), shall not exceed 45 days in any 90-day period or 90 days in the aggregate in any 12 month period. 
 (c)
Each Notice Holder agrees that upon receipt of any Deferral Notice from the Company, such Notice Holder shall forthwith discontinue (and cause any placement or sales agent acting on its behalf to discontinue) the disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Notice Holder (i) shall have received copies of such amended or supplemented Prospectus (including copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus) and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s possession of
the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice or (ii) shall have received notice from the Company that the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration may continue.

 (d) The Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities as to which any registration pursuant to
Section 2(a) is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and such Holder’s intended method of distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in
writing, but only to the extent that such information is required in order to comply with the Securities Act. 
 (e) The
Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and make generally available to its securityholders earning statements (which need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act
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no later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) commencing on
the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company commencing after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods. 
 (f) The Company shall provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement not later than the
initial effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement and provide the Trustee and the transfer agent for the Shares with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust
Company. 
 (g) The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to provide such information as is required for any filings
required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 
 (h) Until the expiration of two years after
the Closing Date, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144) to, resell any of the Securities that have been reacquired by any of them except pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act. 
 (i) The Company shall cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in a
timely manner and shall enter into any necessary supplemental indentures in connection therewith. 
 (j) The Company shall
enter into such customary agreements and take all such other reasonable and lawful actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Majority Holders of the Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate
disposition of such Registrable Securities. 
 4. Holder’s Obligations. 
 (a) Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable Securities, that no Holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled to sell
any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to Section 2(c)
hereof (including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence. Each Notice Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as practicable of any inaccuracy or change in
information previously furnished by such Notice Holder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event in either case as a result of which any Prospectus relating to such registration contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact
regarding such Notice Holder or such Notice Holder’s intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities or omits to state any material fact regarding such Notice Holder or such Notice Holder’s intended method of disposition of
such Registrable Securities required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and promptly to furnish to the Company (i) any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnished
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such Registrable Securities, an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, (ii) any other information regarding such Notice Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as may be required to be disclosed in the Shelf Registration Statement under applicable law or
pursuant to Commission comments and (iii) any other information as the Company may reasonably request. Each Holder further agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement without delivering, causing to
be delivered, or, if permitted by applicable law, making available, a Prospectus to the purchaser thereof and, following termination of the Effective Period, to notify the Company, within 10 Business Days of a request by the Company, of the amount
of Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and, in the absence of a response, the Company may assume that all of the Holder’s Registrable Securities were so sold. 
 5. Registration Expenses. 
 The
Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid all fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including, but not limited to, (a) all Commission and any NASD registration and filing
fees and expenses, (b) all fees and expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under the State securities and Blue Sky laws referred to in Section 3(a)(iv) hereof, in connection with such
qualifications, (c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing, distribution and reproduction of the Shelf Registration Statement, the related Prospectus, each amendment or supplement to each of the foregoing, the certificates
representing the Securities and all other documents relating hereto, (d) fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture, any escrow agent or custodian, and of the registrar and transfer agent for the Shares, and (e) fees,
disbursements and expenses of counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any opinions or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance) (collectively,
the “Registration Expenses”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders of the Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and placement agent fees and brokers’ and other commissions
attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such Holders (severally or jointly), other than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above.

 6. Indemnification. 
 (a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Notice Holder (including, without limitation, any such Initial Purchaser), its affiliates, their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and
agents, and each person, if any, who controls such Notice Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 6 and Section 7 as an Indemnified Holder) from and against
any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, without limitation, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of Securities), to which that Indemnified Holder
may become subject, whether commenced or threatened, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises

  

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out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Shelf Registration Statement or
any Prospectus forming part thereof, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and shall reimburse each Indemnified Holder promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Indemnified Holder in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend
against or appearing as a third party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with any information
provided by such Indemnified Holder in writing to the Company expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have. 
 (b) Each Notice Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 6(b) and Section 7 as the Company), from and against any loss, claim, damage
or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the Company may become subject, whether commenced or threatened, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common
law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Shelf Registration Statement or any
Prospectus forming part thereof, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished to the Company in writing
by such Notice Holder expressly for use therein, and shall reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against or appearing as a third
party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that no such Notice Holder shall be liable for any indemnity claims hereunder in excess of the amount of net
proceeds received by such Notice Holder from the sale of Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any such Notice Holder may otherwise have. 
 (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b), notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the 

  

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commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may
have under this Section 6 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party
shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 6. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party
thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 6 for any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than the reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to employ its
own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel for the indemnified party will be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (1) the employment of counsel by the indemnified party has been
authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, (2) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of counsel to the indemnified party) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are
different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, (3) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based upon advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in which
case the indemnifying party will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party) or (4) the indemnifying party has not in fact employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to
assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement of the action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the indemnifying
party or parties. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of more than
one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any one time for all such indemnified party or parties. Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements contained in Sections 6(a) and 6(b), shall use all
reasonable efforts to cooperate with the indemnifying party in the defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or
liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as
contemplated by this section, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such
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request in writing setting forth proposed settlement terms from the indemnified party and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the
indemnified party in accordance with the aforesaid request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement (i) includes an
unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement or admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the
indemnified party. 
 (d) The provisions of this Section 6 and Section 7 shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Notice Holder, the Company, or any of the indemnified Persons referred to in this Section 6 and Section 7, and shall survive the sale by a Notice Holder of Securities covered by
the Shelf Registration Statement. 
 7. Contribution. 
 If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 6(a) or 6(b), then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying
such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company from the offering and sale of the Notes, on the one hand, and a Holder with respect to the sale by such Notice Holder of Securities, on the other, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and such Notice Holder
on the other with respect to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on
the one hand and a Holder on the other with respect to such offering and such sale shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Notes (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, on the one
hand, bear to the total proceeds received by the Holder from sales of Securities on the other. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or supplied by the Notice Holder on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. 
 The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contributions pursuant to this Section 7 were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 7. The amount paid
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include, for purposes of this Section 7, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or
defending or preparing to defend any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, an indemnifying party that is a Holder of Securities shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which
the total price at which the Securities sold by such indemnifying party to any purchaser exceeds the amount of any damages which such indemnifying party has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. 
 8. Information Requirements. 
 The Company agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the Company (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to
make available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or beneficial owner of Registrable Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Registrable Securities designated by such Holder or beneficial owner,
the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act, to make all filings
required thereby in a timely manner in order to permit resales of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144. 
 9.
Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Majority Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the
provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose Registrable Securities are being sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other
Holders may be given by Holders of a majority in aggregate amount of the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, (i) this Agreement may be amended
by written agreement signed by the Company and the Initial Purchasers, without the consent of the Holders of Registrable Securities, to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision contained herein, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Agreement that shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Registrable Securities. Each
Holder of Registrable Securities outstanding at the time of any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent or thereafter shall be bound by any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this
Section 8(a), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent appears on the Registrable Securities or is delivered to such Holder. 
  

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 (b) Notices. All notices and other communications (including without limitation
any notices or other communications to the Trustee) provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, next-day air courier or facsimile: 
 (1) if to a Holder of the Registrable Securities, at the most current address of such Holder set forth on the records of the registrar
under the Indenture, in the case of Holders of Convertible Notes, and the stock ledger of the Company, in the case of Holders of common stock of the Company. 
 (2) if to the Initial Purchasers: 
 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 
 388 Greenwich Street 
 New York, New York 10013 
 Facsimile No.: (212) 816-7912 
 Attention: General Counsel 
 Banc of America
Securities LLC 
 9 West 57th Street 
 New York, New York 10019 
 Facsimile No.: (212) 457-3745 
 Attention: Raymond P. Ko, Esq. 
 with copies
to: 
 Davis Polk & Wardwell 
 450 Lexington Avenue 
 New York, New York 10017 
 Facsimile No.: (212) 450-3800 
 Attention: Deanna Kirkpatrick, Esq. 
 (3) if to the Company, at the addresses as follows: 
 Waste Connections, Inc. 
 35 Iron Point Circle, Suite 200 
 Folsom, California 95630 
 Facsimile No.:
(916) 351-0249 
 Attention: Worthing F. Jackman, Chief Financial Officer 
  

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 with copies to: 
 Latham & Watkins LLP 
 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 
 San Francisco, California 94111 
 Facsimile
No.: (415) 395-8095 
 Attention: Tracy K. Edmonson, Esq. 
 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; one business
day after being delivered to a next-day air courier; five business days after being deposited in the mail, if being delivered by first-class mail; and when receipt is acknowledged by the recipient’s telecopier machine, if sent by telecopier.

 (c) Successors And Assigns. Any person who purchases any Registrable Securities from the Initial Purchasers shall be
deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be an assignee of the Initial Purchasers. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon each Holder of any Registrable Securities, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Indenture. If any transferee of
any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities,
such person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. 
 (d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (which may be delivered in original form or by
telecopier) and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 (e) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof. 
 (f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York. 
 (g) Remedies. The Company acknowledges and agrees that any failure by the Company to
comply with its obligations under Section 2(a), (b) and (c) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to
measure damages for such injuries precisely, and that, in the event of any such failure, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided to it herein, in the Indenture or in the Purchase Agreement or granted by law, including recovery
of liquidated or other damages, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company’s obligations under Section 2(a), (b), and 

  

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(c) hereof. The Company further agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate. 
 (h) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company represents, warrants and agrees that it has not entered into, and shall not on or after
the date of this Agreement enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 
 (i) Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the
rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 (j) Securities Held by
the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, such Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities if such
subsequent Holders are deemed to be affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 
  

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 If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to us
a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument will become a binding agreement among the Company and the several Initial Purchasers in accordance with its terms. 
  

			
	 Very truly yours,

	
	 WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.

		
	 By: 
	 	 /s/ Worthing Jackman

	 Name: 
	 	 Worthing Jackman

	 Title: 
	 	 Executive Vice President and
 Chief Financial Officer

 Accepted: March 20, 2006 
  

					
	 By: 
	 	 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

			
		 	 By: 
	 	 /s/ John Shafer

		 		 	 Authorized Signatory

		
	 By: 
	 	 BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

			
		 	 By: 
	 	 /s/ Derek Dillon

		 		 	 Authorized Signatory

 [Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement]Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Grant No.              
 THE GAP, INC. 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 The Gap, Inc.
(the “Company”) hereby grants to                      (the “Employee”), a stock option under The Gap, Inc. 2006 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), to purchase shares of common stock of the Company, $0.05 par value (“Shares”). This option is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, including the terms and conditions
contained in the attached Appendix A. The date of this Agreement is                    . Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and of the
Plan, the principal features of this option are as follows: 
  

			
	 Number of Shares
 Purchasable with this Option:
	 	 ________

		
	 Price per Share:
	 	 ________

		
	 Date of Grant:
	 	 ________

		
	 Date(s) Stock Option is
 Scheduled to become Exercisable:
	 	 ________

		
	 Latest Date Option Expires:
	 	 ________

 As provided in the Plan and in this Agreement, this option may terminate before the date written above, including
before the option becomes exercisable or is exercised. For example, if Employee’s employment ends before the date this option becomes exercisable, this option will terminate at the same time as Employee’s employment terminates. See
paragraphs 5 and 6 of Appendix A for further information concerning how changes in employment affect termination of this option. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF APPENDIX A, WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS OPTION.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have executed this Agreement, in duplicate, to be effective as of the date first above written.

  

					
		 		 	 THE GAP, INC.

			
	 Dated:
                    
	 		 	   
		 		 	 Paul S. Pressler

		 		 	 President and Chief Executive Officer

 My signature below indicates that I understand that this Option is 1) subject to all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement (including the attached Appendix A) and of the Plan, 2) not considered salary, nor is it a promise for future grants of Stock Options, 3) not a term or condition of my employment with the Company, and 4) made at the sole discretion
of the Company. 
  

									
		 		 	 EMPLOYEE

				
	 Dated:
                    
	 		 	 Signature:
	 	  
					
		 		 		 	 Address:
	 	  
					
		 		 		 		 	  
					
		 		 		 		 	  

									
					
		 		 		 	 Social Security No.:
	 	  

  

 APPENDIX A 
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 
 1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby
grants to Employee under the Plan, as a separate incentive in connection with his or her employment and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for his or her services, a non-qualified stock option to purchase, on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, all or any part of the number of Shares set forth on page 1 of this Agreement. The option granted hereby is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code. 
 2. Exercise Price. The purchase price per Share (the “Option Price”) shall be equal to the price set forth on page
1 of this Agreement. The Option Price shall be payable in the legal tender of the United States. 
 3. Number of Shares. The number
and class of Shares specified in paragraph 1 above, and/or the Option Price, are subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of changes in the capital stock of the Company by reason of stock dividends, split-ups or combinations of shares,
reclassifications, mergers, consolidations, reorganizations or liquidations. Subject to any required action of the stockholders of the Company, if the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation, the option granted
hereunder (to the extent that it is still outstanding) shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the same number of Shares that are then subject to the option would have been entitled. To the extent that the foregoing
adjustments relate to stock or securities of the Company, such adjustments shall be made by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”), whose determination in that
respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. 
 4. Commencement of Exercisability. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
the right to exercise the option awarded by this Agreement shall accrue as set forth on page 1 of this Agreement, assuming that Employee is still employed with the Company or an Affiliate through such date(s). If Employee is not employed on such
date(s), the option shall terminate, as set out in paragraph 6. 
 5. Postponement of Exercisability. Notwithstanding paragraph 4 or
any other provision of this Agreement, prior to the date this option is scheduled to become exercisable, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that the right to exercise the option awarded by this Agreement shall accrue on a date
later than such date. The Committee shall exercise its power to postpone the commencement of exercisability only if the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines that Employee has taken a personal leave of absence (as defined from time to time
by the Committee) since the date of this Agreement. The duration of the period of postponement shall equal the duration of the personal leave of absence. If Employee does not return from the personal leave of absence, the option shall terminate as
set out in paragraph 6. 
 6. Termination of Option. In the event that Employee’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate
terminates for any reason other than Retirement (as defined in the Plan) or death, this option shall immediately thereupon terminate, except that Employee shall have three (3) months from such termination to exercise any unexercised portion of
the option which is then exercisable. In the event of Employee’s Retirement, Employee may, within one (1) year after the date of such Retirement, or within ten (10) years from the date of this Agreement, whichever shall first occur,
exercise any unexercised portion of the option (whether or not exercisable). In the event that Employee shall die while in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, any unexercised portion of the option (whether or not exercisable) may be exercised
by Employee’s beneficiary or transferee, as hereinafter provided, for a period of one (1) year after the date of Employee’s death or within ten (10) years from the date of this Agreement, whichever shall first occur.
Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, in the event that within one year of the date of this Agreement, Employee dies or terminates employment due to Retirement, this option shall immediately thereupon terminate. 
 7. Persons Eligible to Exercise. The option shall be exercisable during Employee’s lifetime only by Employee. The option shall be
non-transferable by Employee other than by a beneficiary designation made in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee, or by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution. 
 8. Death of Employee. To the extent exercisable after Employee’s death, the option shall be exercised only by Employee’s designated
beneficiary or beneficiaries, or if no beneficiary survives Employee, by the person or persons entitled to the option under Employee’s will, or if Employee shall fail to make testamentary disposition of the option, his or her legal
representative. Any transferee exercising the option must furnish the Company (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer of the option and
compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer, and (c) written acceptance of the terms and conditions of the option as prescribed in this Agreement. 

 9. Exercise of Option. The option may be exercised by the person then entitled to do so as to any
Shares which may then be purchased (a) by giving written notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of full Shares to be purchased and accompanied by full payment of the purchase price thereof (and the amount of any income tax the
Company determines is required to be withheld by reason of such exercise), and (b) by giving satisfactory assurances in writing if requested by the Company, signed by the person exercising the option, that the Shares to be purchased upon such
exercise are being purchased for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof. 
 10. No Rights of Stockholder. Neither
Employee nor any person claiming under or through said Employee shall be or have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any of the Shares issuable upon the exercise of the option, unless and until certificates
representing such Shares shall have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Employee. 
 11. No Right to Continued Employment. Employee understands and agrees that this Agreement does not impact in any way the right of the Company, or the Affiliate employing Employee, as the case may be, to
terminate or change the terms of the employment of Employee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause. Employee understands and agrees that his or her employment is “at-will” and that either the Company or Employee
may terminate Employee’s employment at any time and for any reason. Employee also understands and agrees that his or her “at-will” status can only be changed by an express written contract signed by an authorized officer of the
Company and Employee. 
 12. Addresses for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be
addressed to the Company, in care of its Legal Department, at The Gap, Inc., 2 Folsom, 13th Floor, San Francisco,
California 94105, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing. Any notice to be given to Employee shall be addressed to Employee at the address set forth beneath Employee’s signature hereto, or at such other
address as Employee may hereafter designate in writing. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope, addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified and deposited, postage and registry
fee prepaid, in a United States post office. 
 13. Non-Transferability of Option. Except as otherwise herein provided, the option
herein granted and the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar
process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of said option, or of any right or privilege conferred hereby, contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or
similar process upon the rights and privileges conferred hereby, said option and the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall immediately become null and void. 
 14. Maximum Term of Option. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this option is not exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of this Agreement. 
 15. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of the option contained herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 
 16. Plan Governs.
This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. Terms used and not
defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
 17. Committee Authority. The Committee shall have the power
to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and
determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon Employee, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in
good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement. 
 18. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not
to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 
 19. Modifications to this Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Employee expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.
Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. 
 20. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any
effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

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