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• This article examines whether Waste Connections, at around US$162 a share, offers fair value or a potential opportunity by focusing on what the current numbers indicate about its price.

• The stock is up 3.0% over the last 7 days, while the 30 day, year to date, and 1 year returns are declines of 5.6%, 6.7%, and 16.7% respectively. Over longer periods, the 3 year and 5 year returns are 19.9% and 51.8%.

• Recent attention around Waste Connections has focused on its role in US commercial services and how the market is weighing steady cash generation against changing expectations for the sector. Commentary has also…