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	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1 .Name and Address of Reporting Person* HANSEN, ERIC		2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) January 4, 2001 _________________________ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)		4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WASTE CONNECTIONS INC. / WCNX
(Last) (First) (Middle) 620 COOLIDGE DRIVE , SUITE 350				5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ______Director ______10% Owner ___x___Officer (give ______Other (specify title below) below) VICE PRESIDENT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS		6. If Amendment, Date of Original (month/Day/Year)
(Street) FOLSOM, CA 95630						7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __X_Form filed by One Reporting Person ___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)			2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)			4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exer- cisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Inst. 4)		4. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	5. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Inst. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.5)
	Date Exer- cisable	Expira- tion Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy)	7/31/991	7/31/08	COMMON STOCK	167	$15.1875	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy)	1/19/002	1/19/09	COMMON STOCK	2,333	$17.9375	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy)	12/6/003	12/6/09	COMMON STOCK	6,667	$11.75	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy)	1/4/024	1/4/11	COMMON STOCK	4,000	$3.50	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

1) 33 1/3% became exercisable on each of 7/31/99 and 7/31/00 and 33 1/3% will become exercisable on 7/31/01.

2) 33 1/3% became exercisable on 1/19/00 and 33 1/3% will become exercisable on each of 1/19/01 and 1/19/02.

3) 33 1/3/% became exercisable on 12/6/00 and 33 1/3% will become exercisable on each of 12/6/01 and 12/6/02.

4) 25% will become exercisable on each anniversary of this grant date, on 1/4/02, 1/4/03, 1/4/04, and 1/4/05.

Explanation of Responses:

__/s/ Eric Hansen___________________________________ 1/11/01___

**Signature of Reporting Person Date

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff

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