WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING RESULTS

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Waste Connections (WCN) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders where all eight director nominees were successfully elected with strong shareholder support. Notable results include Cherlyn Harley LeBon and Carl D. Sparks receiving the highest approval rates at 99.17%, while Michael W. Harlan received 92.71% of votes. Shareholders also approved the Say-on-Pay proposal regarding executive compensation and appointed Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

Waste Connections operates as an integrated solid waste services company, serving approximately nine million customers across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces. The company provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal services, and resource recovery through recycling and renewable fuels generation.

TORONTO, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). All eight director nominees in the Company's 2025 management information circular and proxy statement were nominated at the Meeting and elected as directors of the Company. Each director will serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed.

Detailed results of the vote are:

Nominee	Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
Andrea E. Bertone	214,127,714	96.65	7,409,752	3.34
Edward E. "Ned" Guillet	207,676,039	93.74	13,861,427	6.25
Michael W. Harlan	205,392,441	92.71	16,145,025	7.28
Elise L. Jordan	218,350,006	98.56	3,187,460	1.43
Cherlyn Harley LeBon	219,710,796	99.17	1,826,670	0.82
Susan "Sue" Lee	216,603,442	97.77	4,934,024	2.22
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt	215,273,547	97.17	6,263,919	2.82
Carl D. Sparks	219,710,824	99.17	1,826,642	0.82

All director nominees were elected in accordance with the majority voting policy included in the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board Charter, with each receiving a majority of the total votes cast in respect of his or her election.

The shareholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement ("Say-on-Pay").

The shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 and authorized the Company's Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm.

Final voting results on all matters considered at the Meeting will be filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada.

About Waste Connections

Waste Connections (wasteconnections.com) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. Waste Connections views its Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") efforts as integral to its business, with initiatives consistent with its objective of long-term value creation and focused on reducing emissions, increasing resource recovery of both recyclable commodities and clean energy fuels, reducing reliance on off-site disposal for landfill leachate, further improving safety and enhancing employee engagement. Visit wasteconnections.com/sustainability for more information and updates on our progress towards targeted achievement.

CONTACT:
Mary Anne Whitney / (832) 442-2253	Joe Box / (832) 442-2153
maryannew@wasteconnections.com	joe.box@wasteconnections.com

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FAQ

What were the voting results for WCN's 2025 Annual Shareholders Meeting?

All eight director nominees were elected with approval rates ranging from 92.71% to 99.17%. Cherlyn Harley LeBon and Carl D. Sparks received the highest approval at 99.17%, while Michael W. Harlan received 92.71% of votes.

Who is Waste Connections' auditor for 2025?

Shareholders approved Grant Thornton LLP as Waste Connections' independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

What is the current scale of Waste Connections' operations?

Waste Connections serves approximately nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces.

Was the Say-on-Pay proposal approved at WCN's 2025 shareholder meeting?

Yes, shareholders approved the non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) as disclosed in the proxy statement.