UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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1 .Name and Address of Reporting Person

Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Waste Connections, Inc. / WCNX

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ___ __Director ______10% Owner ___X_Officer (give ______Other (specify title below) below) Executive Vice President - Operations

Chambliss, Darrell (Last) (First) (Middle)

3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)

Statement for Month/Year March 2001

620 Coolidge Drive, Suite 350 (Street)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)_X_Form filed by One Reporting Person ___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Folsom, CA 95630 (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)

2. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3. Trans- Action Code (Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 AND 5)

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common Stock

3/07/01

M

7,360

A

$11.75

Common Stock

3/07/01

S

7,360

D

$30.458

Common Stock

3/08/01

M

5,974

A

$11.75

Common Stock

3/08/01

S

5,974

D

$29.9015

Common Stock

3/08/01

M

15,333

A

$9.50

Common Stock

3/08/01

S

15,333

D

$29.9015

12,500

D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)

2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Deriv- ative Securities Ac- quired (A) or Dis- posed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exer- cisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year).

7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Inst. 4)

8. Price of Deriv- ative Secur- ity (Instr. 5)

9. Number of deriv- ative Secur- ities Bene- ficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer- cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$11.75

03/07/01

M

7,360

12/6/2000

12/6/09

Common Stock

7,360

17,640(1)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$11.75

03/08/01

M

974

12/6/2000

12/6/09

Common Stock

974

16,666(2)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$17.9375

03/08/01

M

26,667

1/19/00

1/19/09

Common Stock

15,333

13,333(3)

D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 974 vested on 12/6/2000; 8,333 will vest on 12/6/2001; and 8,333 will vest on 12/6/02
2. 8,333 will vest on 12/6/2001; and 8,333 will vest on 12/6/02
3. 13,333 will vest on 1/19/2002

.s. Darrell Chambliss        3/26/01      

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