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 September 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:       November 3, 2003           By: /s/ Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
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                                           Ronald J. Mittelstaedt,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:       November 3, 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.