FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SLAGER DONALD W   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) President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC., 18500 N. ALLIED WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2008 (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 Common Stock, $.01 par value 12/05/2008   A   128,783 A (1) 128,783 D

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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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 46.81

12/05/2008

A

36,000

12/05/2008

12/29/2008

Common Stock

36,000

(2)

36,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 29.58

12/05/2008

A

78,750

12/05/2008

04/06/2009

Common Stock

78,750

(3)

78,750

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.93

12/05/2008

A

33,750

12/05/2008

12/11/2012

Common Stock

33,750

(4)

33,750

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 20.07

12/05/2008

A

67,500

12/05/2008

05/22/2013

Common Stock

67,500

(5)

67,500

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 19.42

12/05/2008

A

59,850

12/05/2008

12/30/2015

Common Stock

59,850

(6)

59,850

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 28.69

12/05/2008

A

74,970

12/05/2008

12/05/2016

Common Stock

74,970

(7)

74,970

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 25.51

12/05/2008

A

112,500

12/05/2008

12/11/2017

Common Stock

112,500

(8)

112,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SLAGER DONALD W C/O REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. 18500 N. ALLIED WAY PHOENIX, AZ 85054			President and COO

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 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)	Acquired in exchange for 286,185 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.
(2)	Acquired in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 80,000 shares of Allied common stock for $21.0625 per share.
(3)	Acquired in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 175,000 shares of Allied common stock for $13.3125 per share.
(4)	Acquired in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 75,000 shares of Allied common stock for $10.32 per share.
(5)	Acquired in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 150,000 shares of Allied common stock for $9.03 per share.
(6)	Acquired in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 133,000 shares of Allied common stock for $8.74 per share.
(7)	Acquired in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 166,600 shares of Allied common stock for $12.91 per share.
(8)	Acquired in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 250,000 shares of Allied common stock for $11.48 per share.

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