401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$684M
Total assets
16,010
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$42,725
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Waste Connections, Inc. · Texas · Administrative & Support Services

$684M in assets, 16,010 participants

Waste Connections, Inc.'s Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $684M in total assets and 16,010 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #4,343 in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 16,010 participants in Texas, 23x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $684M.

$684M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
16,010
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$42,725
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $132M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $552M in the plan year 2022 filing to $684M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 14,346 in the plan year 2022 filing to 16,010 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reports 16,010 participants - 23x that state average ($684M EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$552M
Net Assets (End of Year)$684M
Net Income$132M
Employer EIN680400286
Plan Effective Date1997-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Waste Connections, Inc.)

$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $552M $799M ▲ +44.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Waste Connections, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 14,346 $552M
2023 1 16,010 $684M
2024 1 16,709 $799M

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Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reports $684M in end-of-year assets across 16,010 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $42,725 per participant (31% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $132M.

This plan identity (EIN 680400286, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $552M to $799M (+44.8%) while covered participants moved from 14,346 to 16,709 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,346 $552M Open filing
2023 16,010 $684M This page
2024 · index core 16,709 $799M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023?
Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 23.9% during 2023, from $552M to $684M. Reported net income was $132M.
How have Waste Connections, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Waste Connections, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.8%, from $552M to $799M.
Where does Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Waste Connections, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaiian Electric Industries Retirement Savings Plan in HI ($685M, 2,679 participants).

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