Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Hughes Jeffrey A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. [RSG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP Chief Administrative Offic
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/16/2018
(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85054
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1) 04/16/2018   A   199     (2)   (2) Common Stock 199 $ 65.62 38,166 D  
Stock Units (3) 04/16/2018   A   193     (3)   (3) Common Stock 193 $ 65.62 36,829 (3) D  
Stock Units (4) 04/16/2018   A   37     (4)   (4) Common Stock 37 $ 65.62 7,105 (4) D  
Performance Shares (PSUs) (1) 04/16/2018   A   45     (5)   (5) Common Stock 45 $ 65.62 8,487 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hughes Jeffrey A
18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY
PHOENIX, AZ 85054
      EVP Chief Administrative Offic  

Signatures

 /s/ Eileen B. Schuler Attorney-in-Fact   04/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Based on 1 on 1 conversion.
(2) Reflects dividends paid on the Restricted Stock Units awarded per the Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. A portion of Mr. Hughes' Restricted Stock Units are held under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3) Mr. Hughes holds these stock units under the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund pursuant to his election under the Company's Deferred Compenstion 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.
(4) Mr. Hughes holds these stock units under the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund ("Investment Fund") pursuant to his election under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. The Investment Fund is a measurement fund under which units are equal in value to shares of the Company's common stock and are settled in cash and receive dividend equivalents, in the form of additional stock units, each time a dividend is paid on the Company's common stock.
(5) Reflects dividend equivalents received on the 8,442 Performance Shares ("PSUs") earned as of 02/06/2018 per the Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and such PSUs were deferred under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.

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