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Form 8-K for WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.


23-May-2012

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Our annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 18, 2012.

Our stockholders reelected Michael W. Harlan as a Class II director by the votes indicated below:

                     Total Votes For:            108,276,258

                     Total Votes Against:          2,280,974

                     Total Votes Abstained:           24,983

                     Total Broker Non-Votes:       5,476,198

Our stockholders reelected William J. Razzouk as a Class II director by the votes indicated below:

                     Total Votes For:            107,699,031

                     Total Votes Against:          2,862,413

                     Total Votes Abstained:           20,771

                     Total Broker Non-Votes:       5,476,198

Our stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2012 by the votes indicated below:

                     Total Votes For:            115,998,580

                     Total Votes Against:             11,718

                     Total Votes Abstained:           48,115

                     Total Broker Non-Votes:               0

Our stockholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy statement ("say on pay") by the votes indicated below:

                     Total Votes For:            108,447,887

                     Total Votes Against:          1,995,869

                     Total Votes Abstained:          138,459

                     Total Broker Non-Votes:       5,476,198


Our stockholders approved the stockholder proposal concerning adoption of a simple majority voting standard in our charter and bylaws by the votes indicated below:

                      Total Votes For:            78,854,835

                      Total Votes Against:        31,700,113

                      Total Votes Abstained:          27,267

                      Total Broker Non-Votes:      5,476,198

Our stockholders rejected the stockholder proposal concerning adoption of a policy that the chairman of our Board of Directors be an independent director by the votes indicated below:

                      Total Votes For:            43,768,669

                      Total Votes Against:        66,434,735

                      Total Votes Abstained:         378,811

                      Total Broker Non-Votes:      5,476,198


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