EXHIBIT 32
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       CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
        PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PUSUANT TO SECTION
                      906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


The undersigned, Ronald J. Mittelstaedt and Steven F. Bouck, being the duly
elected and acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
respectively, of Waste Connections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the quarterly
report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, fully
complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and that information contained in such report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.


Date:  August 13, 2003                By: /s/ Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
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                                          Ronald J. Mittelstaedt,
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



Date:  August 13, 2003                By: /s/ Steven F. Bouck
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                                          Steven F. Bouck,
                                          Executive Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Waste Connections, Inc. and will
be retained by Waste Connections, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.