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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 24, 2006

                        [LOGO OF WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.]

                             WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                           COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-31507

                                   94-3283464
                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                35 Iron Point Circle, Suite 200, Folsom, CA 95630
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                                 (916) 608-8200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     See Item 7.01, below.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On April 24, 2006, Waste Connections, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its first quarter 2006 earnings. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d)        Exhibits.

                99.1 Press Release, dated April 24, 2006, issued by Waste
                     Connections, Inc.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.

                                       BY:    /s/ Worthing F. Jackman
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Date:  April 24, 2006                         Worthing F. Jackman,
                                              Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.         DESCRIPTION
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99.1                Press Release, dated April 24, 2006, issued by Waste
                    Connections, Inc.