Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CHAMBLISS DARRELL W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC/DE [WCN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS INC, 35 IRON POINT CIRCLE, SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2005
(Street)

FOLSOM, CA 95630		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/28/2005   M   4,598 A $ 21.75 72,721 D  
Common Stock 10/28/2005   M   4,010 A $ 24.93 76,731 D  
Common Stock 10/28/2005   M   3,029 A $ 33.01 79,760 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.75 (1) 10/28/2005   M     4,598 02/20/2005(2) 02/20/2013 Common Stock 4,598 $ 0 (3) 4,598 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.93 (4) 10/28/2005   M     4,010 10/27/2005(5) 02/03/2014 Common Stock 4,010 $ 0 4,010 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.01 10/28/2005   M     3,029 10/27/2005(6) 02/23/2015 Common Stock 3,029 $ 0 3,029 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CHAMBLISS DARRELL W
C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS INC
35 IRON POINT CIRCLE, SUITE 200
FOLSOM, CA 95630		       Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Darrell Chambliss   11/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 option was previously reported as an option for 7,065 shares at an exercise price of $32.62 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the 50% stock dividend declared by WCI on May 25, 2004, which was payable on June 24, 2004, to all holders of record of common stock on June 10, 2004. Accordingly, on June 24, 2004, the date the stock dividend was paid, the option became exercisable for 10,598 shares at an exercise price of $21.75 per share.
(2) Option for 10,598 shares, originally vesting 1/3 per year for 3 years on 2/20/04, 2/20/05 and 2/20/06. Option was accelerated on 10/27/05 to become fully vested immediately, with 4,598 of these shares subject to a resale restriction until 2/20/06.
(3) The zeros in column 8 of Table II are placeholders only that are required by the EDGAR software and should be disregarded.
(4) This option was previously reported as an option for 2,673 shares at an exercise price of $37.40 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the 50% stock dividend declared by WCI on May 25, 2004, which was payable on June 24, 2004 to all holders of record of common stock on June 10, 2004. Accordingly, on June 24, 2004, the date the stock dividend was paid, the option became exercisable for 4,010 shares at an exercise price of $24.93 per share.
(5) Option for 4,010 shares, originally vesting on 2/3/07. Option was accelerated on 10/27/05 to become fully vested immediately, with these shares subject to a resale restriction until 2/20/06.
(6) Option for 3,029 shares, originally vesting on 2/23/08. Option was accelerated on 10/27/05 to become fully vested immediately, with these shares subject to a resale restriction until 2/20/06.

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