KEVIN WALBRIDGE SELECTED TO SERVE AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS

Don Slager succeeds Jim O’Connor January 1, 2011

O’Connor to retire after 40 years in waste industry

PHOENIX—June 28, 2010—Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today announced that Kevin Walbridge has been selected to serve as its new executive vice president-operations, effective October 1, 2010.  Mr. Walbridge will succeed Don Slager, current president and chief operation officer of the Company who will succeed Jim O’Connor as chief executive officer on January 1, 2011. Mr. O’Connor will retire from his position on January 1, 2011, after leading the Company for 12 years.

Walbridge will relocate to Phoenix.  This appointment helps to ensure a smooth transition of operational responsibilities within the organization. 

Mr. Walbridge currently serves as the Company’s senior vice president of Midwestern Operations and has been in the solid waste and recycling business for more than 28 years. He joined Republic Services in 1997.  In addition to his duties as senior vice president, Mr. Walbridge also serves on the board of governors of National Solid Wastes Management Association. He is past president of the Alumni of Ball State University Business School in Muncie, Indiana, past president of the Detachable Container Association, past chairman for Environmental Research and Education and a graduate from Yale’s Corporate Environmental Program.

Mr. O’Connor will continue to serve as a director of Republic Services, and as the chairman of the board, until the next annual meeting of stockholders in May 2011. 

Mr. Slager’s title will be chief executive officer and president. In addition, Mr. Slager has been appointed to the Republic Services board of directors effective immediately.

Mr. Slager has served as president and chief operating officer of the company since its merger with Allied Waste Industries in 2008.  Prior to that, Mr. Slager served as the president and chief operating officer of Allied Waste Industries.  He has 30 years of experience in the waste and recycling industry.  This year marks Mr. Slager’s 25th year with the company. 

About Republic Services, Inc.

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.

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