Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Foley David
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC [RSG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10154		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.01 par value 6,934 (1) (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Foley David
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP
345 PARK AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10154		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Jo Lynn White, Attorney-in-Fact 12/09/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Acquired in exchange for 15,408 shares of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. ("Allied") common stock in connection with the merger of Allied with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger, the market price of Allied common stock was $10.10 per share and the market price of the Issuer common stock was $22.60 per share. The shares acquired include 2,490 shares of restricted stock issued to the Reporting Person under the Republic Services, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan (f/k/a Allied Waste Industries, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan).
(2) Stock issued to Blackstone Management Partners III L.L.C. ("BMP III"), the Investment Advisor to certain of the Blackstone entities invested in the Issuer, of which Reporting Person is a member. Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership in the stock issued to BMP III. The stock was issued to BMP III as part of Reporting Person's compensation as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

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