Form 8-K

8-K — Waste Connections, Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-062507

Filed: 2026-05-15

Period: 2026-05-15

CIK: 0001318220

SIC: 4953 (REFUSE SYSTEMS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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)

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date

of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 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

Toronto Stock Exchange

NYSE Texas

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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a

Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its 2026

annual meeting of shareholders on May 15, 2026 (the “Meeting”).

The Company’s shareholders

(the “Shareholders”) elected each of the eight nominees for director to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of

Shareholders or until his or her earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed by the votes indicated below:

Nominee for Director:

Total

Votes For:

Total

Votes Withheld:

Total

Broker Non-Votes:

Daniel L. Florness

199,520,109

13,083,681

8,115,063

Edward E. “Ned” Guillet

196,083,938

16,519,852

8,115,063

Michael W. Harlan

196,501,112

16,102,678

8,115,063

Elise L. Jordan

208,573,444

4,030,346

8,115,063

Cherylyn Harley LeBon

210,953,439

1,650,351

8,115,063

Susan “Sue” Lee

141,080,632

71,523,158

8,115,063

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

207,172,995

5,430,795

8,115,063

Carl D. Sparks

211,114,364

1,489,426

8,115,063

The Shareholders approved,

on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s

management information circular and proxy statement in respect of the Meeting (“Say-on-Pay”), by the votes indicated below:

Total Votes For:

202,685,794

Total Votes Against:

9,000,505

Total Votes Abstained:

917,491

Total Broker Non-Votes:

8,115,063

The Shareholders approved

the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 and authorized the

Company’s Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm by the votes indicated

below:

Total Votes For:

220,060,280

Total Votes Withheld:

658,573

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 15, 2026, the Company

issued a press release announcing that the Shareholders had elected as the Company’s directors each of the nominees listed above

under Item 5.07 at the Meeting. The press release announcing the election of the directors and related matters is attached hereto as Exhibit

99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit.

99.1 Press Release, dated May 15, 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 U.S. 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: May 15, 2026

BY:

/s/ Mary Anne Whitney

Mary Anne Whitney

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

RESULTS

TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 15, 2026 –

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) (“Waste Connections” or the “Company”) today announced the results of

its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). All eight director nominees in the Company’s 2026 management information

circular and proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) were nominated and elected as directors of the Company at the Meeting.

Each director will serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her earlier resignation, or his or

her successor is duly elected or appointed.

Detailed results of the vote are:

Nominee

Votes

For

% Votes

For

Votes

Withheld

% Votes

Withheld

Daniel L. Florness

199,520,109

93.84

13,083,681

6.15

Edward E. “Ned” Guillet

196,083,938

92.22

16,519,852

7.77

Michael W. Harlan

196,501,112

92.42

16,102,678

7.57

Elise L. Jordan

208,573,444

98.10

4,030,346

1.89

Cherylyn Harley LeBon

210,953,439

99.22

1,650,351

0.77

Susan “Sue” Lee

141,080,632

66.35

71,523,158

33.64

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

207,172,995

97.44

5,430,795

2.55

Carl D. Sparks

211,114,364

99.29

1,489,426

0.70

All director nominees were elected in accordance

with the majority voting policy included in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board Charter, with each receiving

a majority of the total votes cast in respect of his or her election.

The shareholders approved on a non-binding, advisory

basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (“Say-on-Pay”).

The shareholders approved the appointment of Grant

Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 and authorized the Company’s Board of

Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm.

Final voting results on all matters considered

at the Meeting will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities

in Canada.

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 non-hazardous 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 Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) 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.

CONTACT:

Mary Anne Whitney / (832) 442-2253

Joe Box / (832) 442-2153

maryannew@wasteconnections.com

joe.box@wasteconnections.com

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