WCN

Waste Connections, Inc.

Sector: industrialsWaste ManagementNYSEMarket Cap: $41.83B

Waste Connections, Inc. is a solid waste services company with a $41.8B market cap, showing a political signal defined by two congressional sales totaling $2,002-$30,000 in the last 12 months.

Govt Dependence

0/100

Regulatory Density

75/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat WCN does

Waste Connections provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services in the U.S. and Canada. Its revenue is generated from commercial, residential, and industrial customers, with operations in exclusive or secondary markets to minimize competition.

12 months past · 3 months futureWCN activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

248 trading days · 2 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 12 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 0 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsWCN federal contracts by year

$760K

total awarded · 2007–2017

contracts on file

2015

peak year ($139K)

Top contracts by award amount

$85K Department of Defense 2009-09-17 RIVERSIDE & VENANGO - 1 APR - 30 SEP

$67K Department of Justice 2016-10-26 WASTE REMOVAL IGF::OT::IGF

$67K Department of Justice 2015-10-01 WASTE REMOVAL IGF::OT::IGF

$64K Department of Justice 2014-10-02 WASTE REMOVAL SERVICE IGF::OT::IGF

$59K Department of Justice 2013-10-01 WASTE REMOVAL IGF::OT::IGF

11 years · 29 contracts

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding WCN

$582.96B

Total WCN held by tracked 13F funds

Funds with WCN positions

Two Sigma Investments $559.45B +219% 2026-03-31

Renaissance Technologies $23.30B +44% 2026-03-31

Citadel Advisors $175M +236% 2025-12-31

D.E. Shaw & Co. $23M +6% 2025-12-31

Bridgewater Associates $2M holds 2025-12-31

Politicians Trading WCNMembers of Congress with recent WCN positions

2 politicians traded WCN across 6 disclosed transactions totaling $48K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just WCN). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house 2 buys 2 sells $32K 2025-09-23 LOW · 0 Ritchie Torres D-New York · house 2 sells $16K 2025-07-11 LOW · 0

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading WCN

2025-09-23 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-09-23 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2024-10-29 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000 318d late

2024-10-29 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 318d late

2025-07-11 Ritchie Torres D-New York · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-07-11 Ritchie Torres D-New York · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2023-08-31 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house sale $15,001 - $50,000

2023-08-31 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000

2023-06-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2023-06-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2022-06-17 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2022-06-17 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

30+ trades on file · most recent 2025-10-10

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere WCN sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No structural signals present—zero lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income`), zero donations, zero federal contracts (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary`). EVIDENTIARY: Minimal evidentiary signal from two congressional sale transactions in `Top congressional traders` (Rep. H001094 and Rep. T000486, each $1,001-$15,000). No corporate insider buys in `Recent corp insider Form 4 buys`. Net: Isolated sales against a null structural backdrop yields a neutral signal.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

Heightened environmental and emissions regulations for landfill and collection operations.

EPA

"Inferred from primary industry (solid waste) and high regulatory density score; no specific bill impacts in `Recent bill_impacts`."

Regulatory opportunities

Potential federal or state incentives for landfill gas-to-energy projects and recycling infrastructure.

DOE, EPA

"Inferred from industry; no specific carveouts in `Recent bill_carveouts`."

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Frequently AskedAbout WCN & political exposure

Does Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) hold federal contracts?

Yes. Waste Connections, Inc. has 29 federal contract awards totaling $760,237, primarily from agencies including Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense. See full contract list and amounts on this page.

Has Congress traded WCN stock?

100 congressional trades by 8 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-09-23. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is WCN political risk profile?

Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.

How does GovGreed track WCN political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. WCN data is updated daily from these official federal sources.