Type: Public
On the web: http://www.wasteconnections.com
Employees: 5,510
Employee growth: 1.9%

"How The Waste Was Won" (with apologies to John Ford) would tell how Waste Connections has come to provide solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services to about 2 million commercial, industrial, and residential customers in 29 states. The integrated solid waste services company does business mainly in smaller markets. It operates primarily in the West, but also in the Midwest and South. Waste Connections owns or operates about 135 solid waste collection operations, 54 transfer stations, 44 landfills, and another 39 recycling facilities. Along with its garbage operations, Waste Connections offers intermodal logistics services in the Pacific Northwest at six locations.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $1,319.8M
One year growth: 10.8%
Net income: $135.1M
Income growth: 23.0%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Ronald J. (Ron) Mittelstaedt
President: Steven F. (Steve) Bouck
EVP and COO: Darrell W. Chambliss

Competitors:
Casella Waste Systems
Republic Services
Waste Management

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