Exhibit 99.1

         Waste Connections Announces Executive Management Appointments

     FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2004--Waste Connections, Inc.
(NYSE:WCN) today announced the appointment of Steven F. Bouck to the position of
President, and Worthing F. Jackman as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. Mr. Bouck, previously the Company's Chief Financial Officer,
will be responsible for overseeing operations, engineering, and information
systems. Mr. Jackman, previously Vice President - Finance and Investor
Relations, will oversee all finance, treasury, accounting, tax, internal audit
and investor relations functions for the Company.
     Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: "I am
extremely pleased to announce these promotions for Steve and Worthing. They have
made extremely valuable contributions to our growth, development and financial
position, and have helped us become the Company we are today. These appointments
conclude two years of work and strategic planning by our Board of Directors,
aimed at strengthening the Company's management depth in a way that allows us to
address the increasing complexities of our business. With Steve as President and
Darrell Chambliss our COO, I expect to commit more of my time to the continued
growth of the Company."

     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
and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. 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, 916-608-8266
              worthingj@wasteconnections.com