ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) _ Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $114.4 million.

The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had net income of 44 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 89 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 85 cents per share.

The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $1.6 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.57 billion.

Waste Connections expects full-year revenue of $6.11 billion.

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