Waste Connections (WCN) Proxy filing summary

Executive summary

• Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 15, 2026, at the company's headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas.

• Shareholders are encouraged to review proxy materials and vote by May 14, 2026, online or in person.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Election of eight director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting or until successors are appointed.

• Advisory vote to approve executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) for named executive officers.

• Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, with board authorized to fix remuneration.

• Provision for consideration of other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Eight director nominees listed for election, including Daniel L. Florness, Edward E. Guillet, Michael W. Harlan, Elise L. Jordan, Cherylyn Harley LeBon, Susan Lee, Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, and Carl D. Sparks.