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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hughes Jeffrey A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/26/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. [RSG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP- Human Resources 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PHOENIX, AZ 85054 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 8,523 D Â

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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
Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	30,663 (1)	$ (1)	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (2)	12/30/2015	Common Stock	15,300	$ 19.42	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (2)	12/05/2016	Common Stock	22,500	$ 28.69	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (2)	12/11/2017	Common Stock	15,750	$ 25.51	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (3)	12/09/2015	Common Stock	14,260	$ 23.74	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (4)	02/16/2017	Common Stock	9,500	$ 27.02	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (5)	02/15/2018	Common Stock	23,000	$ 29.84	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hughes Jeffrey A 18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY PHOENIX, AZ 85054	Â	Â	  EVP- Human Resources	Â

Signatures

/s/ Eileen B. Schuler Attorney-in-Fact		07/28/2011
**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)	Mr. Hughes holds these stock units under the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund pursuant to his election under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. These stock units are settled through the issuance of shares of the Company's common stock (one on one conversion) and receive dividend equivalents, in the form of additional stock units, each time a dividend is paid on the Company's common stock.
(2)	Stock Options are fully exercisable.
(3)	The Stock Option award vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant (which date of grant was 12/09/2008).
(4)	The Stock Option award vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant (which date of grant was 02/16/2010).
(5)	The Stock Option award vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant (which date of grant was 02/15/2011).
  Remarks: Jeffrey A. Hughes, Executive Vice President - Human Resources, was appointed as a Section 16 Officer by the Company's Board of Directors effective July 26, 2011.

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