TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2019 /CNW/ -- Waste Connections,
Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today
announced the release of its 2019 Sustainability Report, covering
calendar years 2017 and 2018, which highlights the Company's
continued focus on safety, culture, training and development,
community involvement, environmental stewardship, governance and
ethics. In addition, the Company also introduced and
incorporated Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
disclosure into its 2019 Sustainability Report in order to provide
comparable statistics and additional transparency on solid waste
industry-related metrics.
"We are pleased to update and expand disclosure around our
sustainability efforts, which we believe demonstrate our commitment
to multiple stakeholders, including our employees, the communities
we serve, and our shareholders, as well as the environment,"
said Worthing F. Jackman, President and Chief Executive
Officer.
The Waste Connections 2019 Sustainability Report is available
at www.wasteconnections.com. Environmental data related
to 2017 and 2018 greenhouse gas emissions was independently
verified.
About Waste Connections
Waste Connections is an
integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous
waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in
mostly exclusive and secondary markets in the U.S. and Canada. Through its R360 Environmental
Solutions subsidiary, Waste Connections is also a leading provider
of non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal
services in several of the most active natural resource producing
areas in the United States,
including the Permian, Bakken and Eagle Ford Basins. Waste
Connections serves more than seven million residential, commercial,
industrial, and exploration and production customers in 42 states
in the U.S., and six provinces in Canada. The Company also provides intermodal
services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in
the Pacific Northwest.
For more information, visit the Waste Connections website at
www.wasteconnections.com. Copies of financial literature,
including this release, are available on the Waste Connections
website or through contacting us directly at either (905) 532-7510
or (832) 442-2200. Investors can also obtain these materials
and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") and the Canadian securities regulators free of
charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and at the System for
Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval maintained by the
Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com.
CONTACT:
Mary Anne Whitney / (832)
442-2253
maryannew@wasteconnections.com
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