Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Stuart Timothy E

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/1/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. [RSG]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

18500 N ALLIED WAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
COO /

(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85054

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	675	D ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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 Derivate 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)
Non-Qualified Stock Options	⁽²⁾	2/7/2021	Common Stock	5282	$33.40	D
Restricted Stock Units (02/18/2016 Grant Date)	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	2792	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (02/18/2017 Grant Date)	⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	5565	⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (04/07/2017 Grant Date)	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Conmon Stock	49741	⁽⁵⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (02/18/2018 Grant Date)	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	6198	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (02/08/2019 Grant Date)	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	7339	⁽³⁾	D
Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock - Settled in Cash ⁽⁶⁾	6518	⁽⁶⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan that receive quarterly dividend equivalents.
(2)	Grant vesting occurs 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the Date of Grant (02/07/2014)in accordance with the Company's 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
(3)	Grant vesting occurs 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date in accordance with the Company's 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. Each Restricted Stock Unit receives quarterly dividend equivalents each time a dividend is paid on the Company's common stock and ultimately will be paid out in the form of one share of the Company's common stock (1 to 1 conversion).
(4)	A portion of this Restricted Stock Unit Grant is deferred in accordance with the Reporting Person's election under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.
(5)	Restricted Stock Unit Grant Date of 04/07/2017 has a five year cliff vesting period and was awarded in accordance with the Company's 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. Each Restricted Stock Unit receives quarterly dividend equivalents each time a dividend is paid on the Company's common stock and ultimately will be paid out in the form of one share of the Company's common stock (1 to 1 conversion). A portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Grant is deferred in accordance with the Reporting Person's election under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.
(6)	Stock Units held under the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund ("Investment Fund") pursuant to the Reporting Person's 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.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stuart Timothy E 18500 N ALLIED WAY PHOENIX, AZ 85054			COO

Signatures
/s/ Eileen B. Schuler Attorney-in-Fact		5/6/2019
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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