8-K

                                  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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 14, 2004

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

                                    DELAWARE
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


                           COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-23981


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


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

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









                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT



Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

         On April 14, 2004, Waste Connections, Inc. issued a press release
         announcing it has completed the redemption of its $150 million
         aggregate principal amount, 5 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due
         2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
         and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)    The following Exhibits are furnished herewith:

                99.1 Press release, dated April 14, 2004.







                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                   WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
                                   (Registrant)

                                   BY: /s/ Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
                                       -----------------------------------------

Date:  April 14, 2004

                                           Ronald J. Mittelstaedt,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


       Exhibit No.     DESCRIPTION

       99.1            Press release dated April 14, 2004, issued by Waste
                        Connections, Inc.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


      Waste Connections Completes Redemption of 5.5% Convertible
                          Subordinated Notes

    FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004--Waste
Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) today announced that it has completed the
redemption of its $150 million aggregate principal amount, 5 1/2%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Notes"). Holders of the
Notes chose to convert a total of $123,648,000 principal amount of the
Notes into approximately 3.25 million shares of Waste Connections
common stock at a price of $38.03 per share, or approximately 26.295
shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, plus cash in lieu of
fractional shares. Waste Connections will redeem the balance of
$26,352,000 principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price of
$1,022.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. All holders of the
Notes also received accrued interest of $27.50 per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes.
    In connection with the redemption, Waste Connections expects to
record a pre-tax charge in the second quarter of approximately $3.2
million ($2.0 million net of taxes) related to the write-off of
unamortized issuance costs associated with the Notes and the premium
paid for redeemed Notes.
    Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Waste Connections, said, "Our strong financial performance and capital
structure provided us the ability to redeem the Notes prior to
maturity. This redemption immediately reduces our fully diluted share
count by approximately 690,000 shares and provides us the flexibility
to consider additional alternatives to maintain an appropriate capital
structure going forward. This redemption also reduces our cash
interest expense by approximately $7.5 million on an annualized basis
given current interest rates on our credit facility."
    Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services
company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and
recycling services in mostly secondary markets in the Western and
Southern U.S. The Company serves more than one million commercial,
residential and industrial customers from a network of operations in
23 states. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in September 1997 and
is headquartered in Folsom, California. For more information, visit
the Waste Connections web site at www.wasteconnections.com.

    Certain statements contained in this press release are
forward-looking in nature. These statements can be identified by the
use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects,"
"may," "will," "should," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or
comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Waste
Connections' business and operations are subject to a variety of risks
and uncertainties and, consequently, actual results may differ
materially from those projected by any forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those projected
include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) difficulties in
making acquisitions, acquiring exclusive contracts and generating
internal growth may cause Waste Connections' growth to be slower than
expected; (2) Waste Connections' growth and future financial
performance depend significantly on its ability to integrate acquired
businesses into its organization and operations; (3) Waste
Connections' acquisitions may not be successful, resulting in changes
in strategy, operating losses or a loss on sale of the business
acquired; (4) Waste Connections competes for acquisition candidates
with other purchasers, some of which have greater financial resources
than it does, and these other purchasers may be able to offer more
favorable acquisition terms, thus limiting Waste Connections' ability
to grow through acquisition; (5) timing of acquisitions may cause
fluctuations in Waste Connections' quarterly results, which may cause
its stock price to decline; (6) rapid growth may strain Waste
Connections' management, operational, financial and other resources;
(7) Waste Connections may be unable to compete effectively with
governmental service providers and larger and better capitalized
companies, which may result in reduced revenues and lower profits; and
(8) Waste Connections may lose contracts through competitive bidding,
early termination or governmental action, which would cause its
revenues to decline. These risks and uncertainties, as well as others,
are discussed in greater detail in Waste Connections' filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K. There may be additional risks of which Waste
Connections is not presently aware or that it currently believes are
immaterial which could have an adverse impact on its business. Waste
Connections makes no commitment to revise or update any
forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances
after the date any such statement is made.

    CONTACT: Waste Connections, Inc.
             Worthing Jackman, 916-608-8200
             worthingj@wasteconnections.com