Republic Services, Inc.

PHOENIX, AZ - Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) announced today that Jon Vander Ark, 42, has been named chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1, 2018. As COO, Vander Ark will be responsible for operationalizing the Company's strategy and executing its business plan across its field operations. 

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ReCommunity Holdings II, Inc., the largest independent recycling-processing company in the United States. ReCommunity's assets and expertise will complement Republic's existing recycling collection and processing operations, and will enable the Company to meet its customers' growing demand for recycling in multiple markets.

Republic Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) has named Republic Services' Southern Nevada Recycling Center the winner of the Recycling Facility of the Year Award. The award was presented at the NWRA's annual Waste360 Recycling Summit in Austin, Texas, held September 19-21.

Republic Services and The Mirage Hotel & Casino has unveiled a new recycling exhibit inside the Sustainability Discovery Center at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. The exhibit is part of an ongoing commitment made by Republic and MGM Resorts International to increase awareness of sustainability throughout Southern Nevada and among roughly 42 million tourists who visit annually.

This holiday season, Republic Services, Inc., is reminding their customers and all to incorporate sustainability into family traditions and work celebrations. With parties, decorations, cards, gift giving, and travel, North Americans generate approximately 25 percent more trash than normal during the holiday season, or one million extra tons of waste. Roughly 80 percent of that which is thrown away during the holidays could be recycled or reused, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Republic Services, Inc. has opened a new residential recycling center that will enable customers throughout Southern Nevada to achieve their sustainability goals for years to come. The Southern Nevada Recycling Center is capable of processing two million pounds of recyclable material per day, or 70 tons per hour, and is expected to double recycling capacity in the area.

Republic Services, Inc. announced November 6th that its subsidiary Republic Silver State Disposal, Inc. has started construction on a new recycling facility. When complete, Republic says they will be able to double residential recycling capacity in southern Nevada. The new 110,000 square foot facility will be home to highly advanced recycling technologies, and will be built next to an existing 88,000 square foot facility. The increased capacity is expected to make the Southern Nevada Recycling Complex the largest residential recycling complex in the U.S.

Republic Services has announced the addition of 14 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste and recycling trucks to serve customers throughout the greater Eastside, Puget Sound, Washington. This addition brings the total number of CNG trucks operated by Republic in the greater Puget Sound area to 109. The new CNG trucks replace older diesel-powered trucks, and represent a significant local investment in cleaner, safer and more efficient vehicles.

Republic Services today dedicated the Conover Recycling Facility in Catawba County, which will introduce or expand single-stream recycling capabilities throughout Alamance, Catawba, Guildford, Montgomery, Richmond, and Stanly counties. The expanded, highly-advanced facility – designed, manufactured and installed by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) – has the capacity to process more than 25 tons of mixed recyclables per hour, or 400 tons each day.   

Republic Services, Inc. in December, 2013, announced the deployment of 107 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste and recycling trucks to serve customers in Anaheim and throughout Orange County. The new CNG fleet replaced older diesel and liquid natural gas powered trucks, and represents a significant local investment in cleaner, safer and more efficient vehicles.