FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Thibodeaux Gregory 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC. [WCN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2295 IRON POINT ROAD, SUITE 200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2011 (Street) FOLSOM, CA 95630 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,125 (1) D   Common Stock 1,575 (2) D   Common Stock 2,025 (3) D   Common Stock 2,301 (4) D   Common Stock 2,678 (5) D   Commom Stock 3 (6) D   Common Stock 4 (7) D   Common Stock 5 (8) D   Common Stock 6 (9) D   Common Stock 7 (10) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thibodeaux Gregory 2295 IRON POINT ROAD SUITE 200 FOLSOM, CA 95630	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

Gregory Thibodeaux		01/31/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 2/14/06. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in one installment on 2/14/11.
(2)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 2/1/07. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in two equal installments commencing on 2/1/11.
(3)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 2/5/08. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in three equal installments commencing on 2/5/11.
(4)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 2/11/09. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in four equal installments commencing on 2/11/11.
(5)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 2/11/10. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in four equal installments commencing on 2/11/11.
(6)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 11/12/10. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in one installment on 2/14/11. This grant was inadvertentaly omitted from the original filing.
(7)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 11/12/10. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in two equal installments commencing on 2/1/11. This grant was inadvertentaly omitted from the original filing.
(8)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 11/12/10. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in three equal installments commencing on 2/5/11. This grant was inadvertentaly omitted from the original filing.
(9)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 11/12/10. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in four equal installments commencing on 2/11/11. This grant was inadvertentaly omitted from the original filing.
(10)	This represents restricted stock units originally awarded 11/12/10. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the remainder of the award shall vest and the underlying shares of common stock shall be issued in 4 equal installments commencing on 2/11/11. This grant was inadvertentaly omitted from the original filing.

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