Form 8-K

8-K — Waste Connections, Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-092680

Filed: 2026-08-07

Period: 2026-08-07

CIK: 0001318220

SIC: 4953 (REFUSE SYSTEMS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): August 7, 2026

Waste Connections, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified

in its charter)

Ontario, Canada

1-34370

98-1202763

(State or other jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6220 Hwy 7, Suite 600

Woodbridge

Ontario L4H 4G3

Canada

(Address of principal

executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code: (905) 532-7510

Not Applicable

(Former name

or address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section

12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name

of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, no par value

WCN

New York Stock Exchange

NYSE Texas

Toronto Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended

to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction

A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant

is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the

registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards

provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 7, 2026, Waste Connections, Inc. (“Waste

Connections” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange for the

annual renewal of its normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB”) for potential share repurchases. The renewal will follow on the

conclusion of the Company’s current NCIB expiring August 11, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto

and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial

Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated August 7, 2026, issued by Waste Connections, Inc.

104 The cover page of Waste Connections, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.

Date: August 7, 2026

By:

/s/ Mary Anne Whitney

Mary Anne Whitney

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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WASTE CONNECTIONS RENEWS NORMAL COURSE ISSUER

BID

FOR SHARE REPURCHASES

TORONTO, ONTARIO, August 7, 2026 - Waste

Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) (“Waste Connections” or the “Company”) today announced that it has received

approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) for the annual renewal of its normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB”).

The renewal will follow on the conclusion of the Company’s current NCIB expiring August 11, 2026 (the “2025 NCIB”).

Pursuant to the renewed NCIB, Waste Connections

proposes to purchase through the facilities of the TSX, the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), NYSE Texas and/or alternative

Canadian trading systems, from time to time over the next 12 months, if considered advisable, up to 12,578,462 common shares, being 5%

of its 251,569,244 issued and outstanding common shares as of July 31, 2026.

In accordance with TSX rules, any daily repurchases

would be limited to a maximum of 95,113 common shares, which represents 25% of the average daily trading volume on the TSX of 380,453

common shares for the period from February 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, excluding any purchases made on the TSX under the 2025 NCIB. The

TSX rules also allow the Company to purchase, once a week, a block of common shares not owned by any insiders, which may exceed such daily

limit. The maximum number of shares which can be purchased per day on the NYSE and NYSE Texas will be 25% of the average daily trading

volume for the four calendar weeks preceding the date of purchase, subject to certain exceptions for block purchases.

Waste Connections is authorized to make purchases

during the period of August 12, 2026, to August 11, 2027, or until such earlier time as the NCIB is completed or terminated at the option

of the Company. Any common shares Waste Connections purchases under the NCIB will be purchased on the open market through the facilities

of the TSX, the NYSE, NYSE Texas and/or alternative Canadian trading systems at the prevailing market price at the time of such transaction.

Management’s decisions regarding any share

repurchases will be based on market conditions, share price and other factors, including potential acquisition growth opportunities. The

NCIB has been renewed because Waste Connections believes that the repurchase of common shares is consistent with its objective to return

capital to shareholders over time. All common shares purchased through the NCIB will be cancelled.

Under the 2025 NCIB, the Company sought and obtained

approval from the TSX to purchase up to 12,855,691 common shares for cancellation. As of August 6, 2026, the Company had purchased 6,103,527

common shares through the facilities of the NYSE under the 2025 NCIB.

About Waste Connections

Waste

Connections (wasteconnections.com) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection,

transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation.

The Company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets

across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides nonhazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery

and disposal services in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid

waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. Waste Connections views its sustainability efforts as integral to its business, with initiatives

consistent with its objective of long-term value creation and focused on reducing emissions, increasing resource recovery of both recyclable

commodities and clean energy fuels, reducing reliance on off-site disposal for landfill leachate, further improving safety and enhancing

employee engagement. Visit wasteconnections.com/sustainability for more information and updates on our progress towards targeted

achievement.

Safe Harbor and Forward-Looking Statements

This

press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation

Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”), including “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian

securities laws. These forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance and reflect Waste

Connections’ current beliefs and expectations regarding future events and operating performance. These forward-looking statements

can be identified by use of forward-looking terminology, such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,”

“may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “should,” or “anticipates,”

or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by the discussions of strategy. All of the forward-looking statements included

in this press release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA and applicable securities laws in Canada. Forward-looking

statements involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements

about the return of capital to shareholders, including repurchases of common shares of the Company and management’s decisions related

thereto. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the forward-looking

statements include, but are not limited to, risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC and the

securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,

which speak only as of the date of this press release. Waste Connections undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements

set forth in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities

laws.

CONTACT:

Mary Anne Whitney / (832) 442-2253

Joe Box / (832) 442-2153

maryannew@wasteconnections.com

joe.box@wasteconnections.com

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