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*	Third-quarter revenue growth from average yield was 2.1 percent and volumes increased 0.6 percent. Average yield improved sequentially overcoming a step-down in CPI-based pricing.

*	Core price increased revenue by 3.2 percent, which consisted of 4.3 percent in the open market and 1.4 percent in the restricted portion of the business.

*	Third-quarter adjusted diluted EPS was $0.62 per share, which exceeded the Company's expectations.

*	Adjusted EBITDA margin was 28.9 percent of revenue, an improvement of 80 basis points from the prior year.

*	Year-to-date cash provided by operating activities was approximately $1.4 billion and adjusted free cash flow was $576 million.

*	During the third quarter we returned $212 million to our shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, and $622 million on a year-to-date basis.

*	The Company completed a tender offer for certain outstanding bonds and issued new debt in early July that will save $17 million in annual interest expense.

*	Republic advanced its revenue-enhancing initiatives that focus on creating a better customer experience and further differentiating its service offerings. For example, the Company:

•	continued to increase the number of customers that do business with Republic digitally. Approximately 1.7 million customers are now enrolled in the MyResourceTM customer portal and mobile app. These tools significantly enhance customer interaction and connectivity.

•	expanded ecommerce capabilities to include the small-container commercial business. Republic’s customers can now purchase residential, small-container and temporary large-container services online.

*	The Company advanced its fleet-based initiatives designed to improve productivity and lower costs. Currently:

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•	90 percent of the fleet is certified under Republic’s standardized maintenance program, up from 74 percent in the prior year. The entire fleet will be certified under the program by the second quarter of 2017.

*	Republic made continued progress on the consolidation of its over 100 customer service locations and opened its third and final Customer Resource Center in Indianapolis. The state-of-the-art centers enhance the customer experience and will lower the Company’s cost structure once the transition is complete by the end of 2017.

*	The Company was named to the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index. Republic was the only company in the solid waste industry to be named to both indices.

•	Adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected to be in a range of $2.31 to $2.36, which assumes an effective tax rate of 39.5 percent. Adjusted diluted earnings per share excludes the impact of restructuring charges.

•	Adjusted free cash flow is expected to be in a range of $875 million to $900 million. Adjusted free cash flow consists of cash provided by operating activities, less property and equipment received, plus proceeds from the sale of property and equipment and is exclusive of cash paid for restructuring, net of tax.

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Media Inquiries	Investor Inquiries

Darcie Brossart (480) 627-2700	Brian DelGhiaccio (480) 627-2741

media@RepublicServices.com	investor@RepublicServices.com

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•	general economic and market conditions, including inflation and changes in commodity pricing, fuel, interest rates, labor, risk, health insurance and other variable costs that generally are not within our control, and our exposure to credit and counterparty risk;

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whether our estimates and assumptions concerning our selected balance sheet accounts, income tax accounts, final capping, closure, post-closure and remediation costs, available airspace, projected costs and expenses related to our landfills, fair values of acquired assets and liabilities assumed in our acquisitions, and labor, fuel rates and economic and inflationary trends, turn out to be correct or appropriate;

•	competition and demand for services in the solid waste and recycling industry;

•	price increases to our customers may not be adequate to offset the impact of increased costs, including labor, third-party disposal and fuel, and may cause us to lose volume;

•	our ability to manage growth and execute our growth strategy;

•	our compliance with, and future changes in, environmental and flow control regulations and our ability to obtain approvals from regulatory agencies in connection with operating and expanding our landfills;

•	the impact on us of our substantial indebtedness, including on our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms to finance our operations and growth strategy and to operate within the limitations imposed by financing arrangements;

•	our ability to retain our investment grade credit ratings for our debt;

•	our dependence on key personnel;

•	our dependence on large, long-term collection, transfer and disposal contracts;

•	our business is capital intensive and may consume cash in excess of cash flow from operations;

•	exposure to environmental liabilities or remediation requirements, to the extent not adequately covered by insurance, could result in substantial expenses;

•	risks associated with undisclosed liabilities of acquired businesses;

•	risks associated with pending and future legal proceedings, including litigation, audits or investigations brought by or before any governmental body;

•	severe weather conditions, including those brought about by climate change, which could impair our financial results by causing increased costs, loss of revenue, reduced operational efficiency or disruptions to our operations;

•	compliance with existing and future legal and regulatory requirements, including limitations or bans on disposal of certain types of wastes or on the transportation of waste, which could limit our ability to conduct or grow our business, increase our costs to operate or require additional capital expenditures;

•	potential increases in our costs if we are required to provide additional funding to any multiemployer pension plan to which we contribute or if a withdrawal event occurs with respect to any such plan;

•	the negative impact on our operations of union organizing campaigns, work stoppages or labor shortages;

•	the negative effect that trends toward requiring recycling, waste reduction at the source and prohibiting the disposal of certain types of wastes could have on volumes of waste going to landfills;

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•	changes by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting regulatory bodies to generally accepted accounting principles or policies;

•	a cyber-security incident could negatively impact our business and our relationships with customers; and

•	acts of war, riots or terrorism, including the continuing war on terrorism, as well as actions taken or to be taken by the United States or other governments as a result of further acts or threats of terrorism, and the impact of these acts on economic, financial and social conditions in the United States.