REPUBLIC SERVICES AND WASTESECURE FORM ALLIANCE TO RECYCLE FLUORESCENT LAMPS

Partnership Offers Republic’s Customers One-Stop Resource

PHOENIX—March 30, 2010—Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) today announced that it is providing its commercial customers with an environmentally safe process for disposing of fluorescent lamps. Through an alliance with WasteSecure, Republic provides a convenient, cost-effective solution to help customers manage their recycling activity.

Republic’s commercial and industrial customers who sign up will participate in a simple, turnkey, mail-back program for recycling fluorescent lamps. An all-inclusive price covers recycling containers, shipping by FedEX, processing, and complete online tracking and reports. Auto-reorder is available to make sure customers always have a supply of recycling boxes for their fluorescent lamps.

“This new program is the right thing to do and our customers expect and want it,” said Lang Herndon, vice president national accounts at Republic. “It is environmentally safe and is another way we can help our customers minimize the waste that goes in landfills.”

Republic launched the program for its large national industrial and commercial customers. Once the initial roll-out of the program is complete, the Company anticipates offering it to all of its industrial and commercial customers in 2011. Republic selected WasteSecure as a partner due to its large geographic footprint and its industry-leading practices.

“We are pleased to enter into this partnership with Republic, an industry leader with a commitment to environmental stewardship that mirrors our own,” says Jim Cornwell, President of Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC, the parent company of WasteSecure™. “Our goal is to make the process of responsibly recycling fluorescent lamps hassle-free, safe and convenient for all Republic customers.”

All fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a health and environmental hazard. Proper recycling not only reduces the release of mercury from spent lamps into the environment, but also allows for the reuse of the glass, metals and other components of the spent fluorescent lamps.

About Republic Services

Republic Services, Inc. provides recycling and solid waste collection, transfer and disposal services in the United States and Puerto Rico.  The Company’s various operating units, including collection companies, transfer stations, recycling centers and landfills, are focused on providing reliable environmental services and solutions for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers.  For more information, visit the Republic Services Web site at www.republicservices.com.

About WasteSecure™

WasteSecure™ is a division of Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC (URT). URT offers a wide range of recycling services at eight locations across the nation, providing comprehensive solutions for all types of universal waste and e-waste, asset management, pre-paid pack-and-ship recycling box programs, and a proprietary line of recycling equipment. For more information, visit www.UniversalRecyclers.com.

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