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 Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)November 3, 2008

WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-31507	94-3283464
(State or Other Jurisdiction          of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS 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)

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 3, 2008, we issued a press release titled “Waste Connections Completes LeMay Acquisition,” a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On November 3, 2008, we completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Harold LeMay Enterprises, Incorporated, or HLE, for an aggregate purchase price of $210,894,349, which amount includes the assumption of $18,260,000 of indebtedness and other adjustments.  Concurrently, on November 3, 2008, our wholly-owned subsidiary Waste Connections of Washington, Inc., or WCWI, completed the purchase of all membership interests of Pierce County Recycling, Composting and Disposal, LLC and all shares of capital stock of Pierce County Landfill Management, Inc. not already owned by us for an aggregate purchase price of $103,665,296.  Upon the closing of this transaction, Pierce County Recycling, Composting and Disposal, LLC and Pierce County Landfill Management, Inc. became our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

The purchase of HLE was consummated pursuant to the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008, as amended, by and among the Company, HLE and the shareholders of HLE.  The purchase by WCWI of the remaining membership interests of Pierce County Recycling, Composting and Disposal, LLC and the remaining shares of capital stock of Pierce County Landfill Management, Inc. was consummated pursuant to the terms of an Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008, as amended, by and among WCWI, Land Recovery, Inc., Resource Investments, Inc. and the shareholders of Land Recovery, Inc. and Resource Investments, Inc.  The execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement and Equity Purchase Agreement were previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 7, 2008.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release, dated November 3, 2008, 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.
Dated:  November 4, 2008	By:	/s/ Worthing F. Jackman
	Name:	Worthing F. Jackman
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 3, 2008, issued by Waste Connections, Inc.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

WASTE CONNECTIONS COMPLETES LEMAY ACQUISITION

FOLSOM, CA, November 3, 2008 - Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Harold LeMay Enterprises, Incorporated (“LeMay”).  Founded in 1942, LeMay is the largest privately-owned solid waste services company in the Pacific Northwest, providing solid waste collection, recycling and transfer services, a majority of which are underexclusive G Certificates in the State of Washington.

Waste Connections also announced that it has acquired from entities affiliated with LeMay the remaining interests in Pierce County Recycling, Composting and Disposal, LLC and Pierce County Landfill Management, Inc., a provider of solid waste disposal, transfer, recycling and composting services,both of which were previously majority-owned subsidiaries of Waste Connections.

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 1.5 million residential, commercial and industrial customers from a network of operations in 23 states.  The Company also provides intermodal services for the movement of containers in the Pacific Northwest.  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.  Copies of financial literature, including this release, are available on the Waste Connections web site or through contacting us directly at (916) 608-8200.

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.  Our 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.  These risks and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K.   There may be additional risks of which we are not presently aware or that we currently believe are immaterial which could have an adverse impact on our business.  We make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may change.

CONTACT:

Waste Connections, Inc.

Worthing Jackman, (916) 608-8266

worthingj@wasteconnections.com