Tag: Republic Services

November 10, 2023

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) and Blue Polymers, LLC held a groundbreaking ceremony for a plastics recycling facility in Indianapolis, which is expected to become operational in late 2024. This venture will encompass the Republic Services Polymer Center and the […]

July 27, 2023

Republic Services published its latest sustainability report, demonstrating its progress with various climate-based initiatives. The Phoenix-based company highlighted its 2030 goals in the areas of workplace safety, talent acquisition and retention, climate leadership and communities. Jon Vander Ark, president and […]

February 22, 2023

Republic Services is amplifying its transition to an electric fleet in a partnership with Oshkosh Corporation’s McNeilus refuse truck business. Two fully-integrated electric recycling and waste vehicle prototypes are scheduled to hit the road fall 2023. The Phoenix-based company currently […]

May 2, 2022

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) announced today that it completed its acquisition of all outstanding shares of US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: ECOL) on May 2, 2022. The previously announced purchase price of $48 per share in cash represents a total […]

April 22, 2022

In celebration of Earth Day, Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today announced its $2 million sponsorship to the City of Phoenix to help revitalize downtown’s Margaret T. Hance Park, transforming it into an iconic urban space that will help drive […]

April 16, 2021

PHOENIX – This Earth Day, Republic Services is releasing pandemic recycling data showing significant increases in the recycling of cardboard boxes, aluminum cans and plastic and glass bottles over the last year, reflecting a shift in consumer behavior to more […]

February 23, 2021

As Republic Services heads into the new year, the Phoenix-based company announced it outperformed expectations despite a 2020 filled with economic uncertainty. Republic recorded core pricing at 4.8% in 2020, its highest level in the last ten years. Adjusted free […]

December 23, 2020

Nikola shares slid 9% Wednesday after the company announced that it has terminated its partnership with Republic Services to jointly develop electric garbage trucks. Nikola said the decision was made after both companies “determined that the combination of the various […]

August 21, 2020

Republic Services has been tapped to manage the trash and recycling in Washington City, Utah. The ten-year agreement is raising concerns with council members about the opt-out option to the recycling program for residents. However, the city council is concerned […]

May 6, 2020

Phoenix-based Republic Services, Inc. announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2020. The company reported net income of $246.3 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, versus $234.2 million, or $0.72 per […]

May 5, 2020

COVID-19 has sent a jolt through every waste operation in the U.S. — large and small, public and private. But is persevering through these times different for smaller organizations than the “bigs” like Waste Management and Republic Services with their […]

April 10, 2020

Following engagement with As You Sow, Republic Services Inc. has committed to publishing a report on how the company can improve efforts to increase plastics recovery and recycling to address environmental problems caused by plastic pollution. It is the second […]

October 18, 2019

Republic Services announced the continued expansion of its natural gas-powered fleet as it makes progress toward its greenhouse gas reduction goals. The company will operate an additional 156 compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered solid waste collection trucks serving customers throughout the […]

March 11, 2019

Oregon-based Bend Garbage Company announced it has entered into an agreement to sell Bend Garbage & Recycling, High Country Disposal and Deschutes Recycling to Republic Services, Inc. Bend Garbage & Recycling and High Country Disposal provide waste management, recycling and […]

February 18, 2019

Ontario headquartered waste and resources firm, Anaergia, has raised $117 million for its planned Rialto Bioenergy Facility in Carlsbad, California. A total of $117 million of tax exempt bonds were issued by the California Pollution Control Financing Authority for the […]

September 21, 2017

Republic Services unveiled their latest landfill gas-to-energy facility at the Pinehill Landfill in Northeast Texas. The renewable energy facility is set to generate 404.7 million cubic feet of renewable natural gas per year, reducing carbon emissions equal to that of […]

September 13, 2017

Republic Services was named to both the 2017 DJSI World and North America indices for the second consecutive year. Republic is the only recycling and solid waste collection provider included in the 2017 DJSI Indices. “Inclusion in the Dow Jones […]