Edgar Filing: BOUCHER ROBERT CHARLES

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â BOUCHER ROBERT CHARLES

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2012

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 - Ops Effective 8.24.12

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

PHOENIX,Â AZÂ 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	4,678	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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Units	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Common Stock ⁽¹⁾	3,205	$ ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock ⁽²⁾	3,341 ⁽²⁾	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock ⁽³⁾	8,000 ⁽³⁾	$ 32.25	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock ⁽⁴⁾	23,000 ⁽⁴⁾	$ 29.84 ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock ⁽⁵⁾	23,000 ⁽⁵⁾	$ 30.15 ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BOUCHER ROBERT CHARLES 18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY PHOENIX,Â AZÂ 85054	Â	Â	Â EVP - Ops Effective 8.24.12	Â

Signatures

/s/ Eileen B. Schuler Attorney-in-Fact		08/21/2012
^**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)	The Reporting Person holds 3,205 units in the Republic Services, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan's Stock Investment Fund, being a measurement fund under which units are equal in value to shares of the Company's common stock and are settled in cash. The units receive dividend equivalents while held in this fund.
(2)	The Restricted Stock units ("RSUs") granted on 02/10/2012 vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant and receive dividend equivalents. Each RSU represents the contingent right to one share of the Company's common stock and will settle in stock.
(3)	The Stock Option award vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant (which date of grant was 07/27/2010).
(4)	The Stock Option award vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant (which date of grant was 02/15/2011).
(5)	The Stock Option award vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant (which date of grant was 02/10/2012).

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