SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 1, 2010 (March 1, 2010)

Republic Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-14267 (Commission File Number)		65-0716904 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

18500 North Allied Way Phoenix, Arizona (Address of principal executive offices)		85054 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (480) 627-2700

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 2.03.		CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.

On March 1, 2010, Republic Services, Inc. announced the pricing of a private offering of $850 million of Senior Notes due 2020 and $650 million of Senior Notes due 2040, which announcement is contained in a press release, a copy of which is filed under Item 9.01 as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)

Exhibit

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued March 1, 2010 announcing pricing of bond offering

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 1, 2010

		REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
		By:		/s/ Tod C. Holmes
		Tod C. Holmes
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
		Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
		By:		/s/ Charles F. Serianni
		Charles F. Serianni
		Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
		Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS

Republic Contacts:

Media Inquiries: Will Flower (480) 718-6565

Investor Inquiries: Ed Lang (480) 627-7128

Republic Services, Inc. Prices Bond Offering

Phoenix, March 1/Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) announced today that it has priced a private offering of $850 million of 5.000% Senior Notes due March 1, 2020 and $650 million of 6.200% Senior Notes due March 1, 2040. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to finance the call of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2014 on March 8 and as cash on hand until the call of its 7.25% Senior Notes due 2015 on March 31, to reduce balances outstanding under its revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

The notes will be general senior unsecured obligations and will mature on March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2040 respectively with interest payable on March 1 and September 1 beginning September 1, 2010. The notes will be guaranteed by each of Republic’s subsidiaries that also guarantee its revolving credit facility. These guarantees will be general senior unsecured obligations of the subsidiary guarantors.

Republic Services Inc. is offering the notes in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 for an offer and sale of securities that does not involve a public offering. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which it would be unlawful.

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.