2023年11月,我們收購了Advanced Chemical Transport LLC(ACT)的全部已發行股本或其他所有權。 ACT的環保解決方案業務主要位於美國西部,併爲我們的環保業務提供了額外的增長機會。購買價格分配是初步的,並需要根據在估值日期存在的事實和情況獲取的額外信息進行修訂。購買價格的初步分配,包括指定給已收購的財產、廠房設備和客戶關係無形資產的價值,是基於管理層的最佳估計,並將根據最終估值進行修訂。我們預計我們的最終估值將在2024年第四季度完成。
•Our accounts payable decreased $26.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a $93.5 million increase in the same period in 2023, due to the timing of payments.
•Cash paid for capping, closure and post-closure obligations was $35.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $40.5 million in the same period in 2023.
•Cash paid for remediation obligations was $13.5 million higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
In addition, cash paid for interest, excluding net swap settlements for our floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, was $345.0 million and $321.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Cash paid for incomes taxes was $183.4 million and $137.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
The most significant items affecting the comparison of our cash flows used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are summarized below:
•Capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $1,357.4 million, compared with $1,083.2 million for the same period in 2023.
•During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we paid $400.4 million and $1,051.1 million, respectively, for acquisitions and investments.
We intend to finance future capital expenditures and acquisitions through cash on hand, restricted cash held for capital expenditures, cash flows from operations, our revolving credit facilities, and tax-exempt bonds and other financings. We expect to primarily use cash and borrowings under our revolving credit facilities to pay for future acquisitions.
Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities
The most significant items affecting the comparison of our cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are summarized below:
•During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we issued $900.0 million of senior notes for cash proceeds, net of discounts and fees, of $888.8 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we issued $1,200.0 million of senior notes for cash proceeds, net of discounts and fees, of $1,183.6 million. Net payments from notes payable and long-term debt were $1,219.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to net payments of $1,084.5 million during the same period in 2023. For a more detailed discussion, see the Financial Condition section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
•During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we repurchased 1.7 million shares of our stock for $320.7 million, compared to repurchases of 1.3 million shares for $190.4 million during the same period in 2023.
•Dividends paid were $504.8 million and $469.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Financial Condition
Debt Obligations
As of September 30, 2024, we had $513.0 million of principal debt maturing within the next 12 months, which includes certain finance lease obligations. All of our tax-exempt financings are remarketed either quarterly or semiannually by remarketing agents to effectively maintain a variable yield, with the exception of three tax-exempt financings each with an initial remarketing period of 10 years. The holders of the bonds can put them back to the remarketing agents at the end of each interest period. If the remarketing agents are unable to remarket our bonds, the remarketing agents can put the bonds to us. In the event of a failed remarketing, as of September 30, 2024, we had availability under our Credit Facility to fund these bonds until they are remarketed successfully. In the event of a failed re-borrowing under our commercial paper program, as of September 30, 2024, we had availability under our Credit Facility to fund the commercial paper program until it is re-borrowed successfully. Accordingly, we have classified these tax-exempt financings and commercial paper program borrowings as long-term in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024.
For further discussion of the components of our overall debt, see Note 7, Debt, of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Credit Facilities
Uncommitted Credit Facility
In January 2022, we entered into a $200.0 million unsecured uncommitted revolving credit facility (the Uncommitted Credit Facility). The Uncommitted Credit Facility bears interest at an annual percentage rate to be agreed upon by both parties. Borrowings under the Uncommitted Credit Facility can be used for working capital, letters of credit, and other general corporate purposes. The agreement governing our Uncommitted Credit Facility requires us to comply with certain covenants. The Uncommitted Credit Facility may be terminated by either party at any time. As of September 30, 2024, we had $92.6 million of borrowings outstanding under our Uncommitted Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2023, we had no borrowings outstanding under our Uncommitted Credit Facility.
In July 2024, we and our subsidiary, USE Canada Holdings, Inc. (the Canadian Borrower) entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Credit Facility) which amends and restates the unsecured revolving credit facility we entered into in August 2021. The total outstanding principal amount that we may borrow under the Credit Facility may not exceed the current aggregate lenders' commitments of $3.5 billion, and borrowings under the Credit Facility mature in July 2029. As permitted by the Credit Facility, we have the right to request two one-year extensions of the maturity date, but none of the lenders are committed to participate in such extensions. The Credit Facility also includes a feature that allows us to increase availability, at our option, by an aggregate amount of up to $1.0 billion through increased commitments from existing lenders or the addition of new lenders.
All loans to the Canadian Borrower and all loans denominated in Canadian dollars cannot exceed $1.0 billion (the Canadian Sublimit). The Canadian Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility.
Borrowings under the Credit Facility in United States dollars bear interest at a Base Rate, a daily floating SOFR or a term SOFR plus a current applicable margin of 0.920% based on our Debt Ratings (all as defined in the Credit Facility agreement). The Canadian dollar-denominated loans bear interest based on the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, C$241.0 million and C$201.5 million, respectively, were outstanding against the Canadian Sublimit. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2024 was 5.525%.
The Credit Facility is subject to facility fees based on applicable rates defined in the Credit Facility agreement and the aggregate commitment, regardless of usage. The Credit Facility can be used for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, letters of credit and other general corporate purposes. The Credit Facility agreement requires us to comply with financial and other covenants. We may pay dividends and repurchase common stock if we are in compliance with these covenants.
We had $178.3 million and $297.1 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We had $315.2 million and $336.5 million of letters of credit outstanding under our Credit Facility as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We also had $594.8 million and $495.3 million of principal borrowings outstanding (net of related discount on issuance) under our commercial paper program as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. As a result, availability under our Credit Facility was $2,411.5 million and $2,371.2 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Financial and Other Covenants
The Credit Facility requires us to comply with financial and other covenants. To the extent we are not in compliance with these covenants, we cannot pay dividends or repurchase common stock. Compliance with covenants also is a condition for any incremental borrowings under the Credit Facility, and failure to meet these covenants would enable the lenders to require repayment of any outstanding loans (which would adversely affect our liquidity). The Credit Facility provides that our total debt to EBITDA ratio may not exceed 3.75 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter. In the case of an "elevated ratio period", which may be elected by us if one or more acquisitions during a fiscal quarter involve aggregate consideration in excess of $200.0 million (the Trigger Quarter), the total debt to EBITDA ratio may not exceed 4.25 to 1.00 during the Trigger Quarter and for the three fiscal quarters thereafter. The Credit Facility also provides that there may not be more than two elevated ratio periods during the term of the Credit Facility agreement. As of September 30, 2024, our total debt to EBITDA ratio was approximately 2.6 to 1.0 compared to the 3.75 to 1.0 maximum allowed by the covenants. As of September 30, 2024, we were in compliance with the covenants under our Credit Facility, and we expect to be in compliance throughout the remainder of 2024.
EBITDA, which is a non-U.S. GAAP measure, is calculated as defined in our Credit Facility agreement. In this context, EBITDA is used solely to provide information regarding the extent to which we are in compliance with debt covenants and is not comparable to EBITDA used by other companies or used by us for other purposes.
Failure to comply with the financial and other covenants under the Credit Facility, as well as the occurrence of certain material adverse events, would constitute defaults and would allow the lenders under the Credit Facility to accelerate the maturity of all indebtedness under the Credit Facility. This could have an adverse effect on the availability of financial assurances. In addition, maturity acceleration on the Credit Facility constitutes an event of default under other debt and derivative instruments. If such acceleration were to occur, we would not have sufficient liquidity available to repay the indebtedness. We would likely have to seek an amendment under the Credit Facility for relief from the financial covenant or repay the debt with proceeds from the issuance of new debt or equity, or asset sales, if necessary. We may be unable to amend the Credit Facility or raise sufficient capital to repay such obligations in the event the maturity is accelerated.
Term Loan Facility
On April 29, 2022, we entered into a $1.0 billion term loan facility (the Term Loan Facility) which bore interest at a base rate or a forward-looking SOFR, plus an applicable margin based on our debt ratings. We had $500.0 million of borrowings
outstanding under the Term Loan Facility as of December 31, 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we repaid the remaining balance of the Term Loan Facility.
Commercial Paper Program
We have entered into a commercial paper program for the issuance and sale of unsecured commercial paper in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1.5 billion outstanding at any one time. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2024 was 4.910% with a weighted average maturity of 11 days.
We had $595.0 million and $496.0 million in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper issued and outstanding under the program as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. In the event of a failed re-borrowing, we currently have availability under our Credit Facility to fund the commercial paper program until it is re-borrowed successfully. Accordingly, we have classified these borrowings as long-term in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024.
Senior Notes and Debentures
In March 2023, we issued $400.0 million of 4.875% senior notes due 2029 (the Existing 2029 Notes) and $800.0 million of 5.000% senior notes due 2034. We used the proceeds from the March 2023 notes issuance for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of amounts outstanding under the Uncommitted Credit Facility, the Commercial Paper Program, the Credit Facility, and the Term Loan Facility. As a result of the Term Loan Facility repayment, we incurred a non-cash loss on the early extinguishment of debt related to the ratable portion of unamortized deferred issuance costs of $0.2 million.
In December 2023, we issued an additional $350.0 million of 4.875% senior notes due 2029 (the New 2029 Notes, and together with the Existing 2029 Notes, the 2029 Notes). After giving effect to the issuance of the New 2029 Notes, $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes is outstanding. The New 2029 Notes are fungible with the Existing 2029 Notes, and taken together, the 2029 Notes are treated as a single series.
In December 2023, we also issued $650.0 million of 5.000% senior notes due 2033. The proceeds of the December 2023 notes issuance were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of amounts outstanding under the Uncommitted Credit Facility, the Commercial Paper Program, the Credit Facility, and the Term Loan Facility.
In June 2024, we issued $400.0 million of 5.000% senior notes due 2029 and $500.0 million of 5.200% senior notes due 2034. We used the proceeds from the June 2024 notes issuance for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of amounts outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program and the Credit Facility; and repayment of the remaining amount outstanding under the Term Loan Facility and the Uncommitted Credit Facility.
Our senior notes and debentures are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank equally with our other unsecured obligations.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Relationships
Our ability to obtain financing through the capital markets is a key component of our financial strategy. Historically, we have managed risk associated with executing this strategy, particularly as it relates to fluctuations in interest rates, by using a combination of fixed and floating rate debt. From time to time, we also have entered into interest rate swap and lock agreements to manage risk associated with interest rates, either to effectively convert specific fixed rate debt to a floating rate (fair value hedges), or to lock interest rates in anticipation of future debt issuances (cash flow hedges).
Additionally, we amended certain interest rate lock agreements, extending the mandatory maturity date and dedesignated them as cash flow hedges (the Extended Interest Rate Locks). In addition, we entered into offsetting interest rate contracts to offset future exposures to fair value fluctuations of the Extended Interest Rate Locks.
For a description of our derivative contracts and hedge accounting, see Note 7, Debt, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Tax-Exempt Financings
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had $1,408.7 million and $1,280.6 million, respectively, of certain variable rate tax-exempt financings outstanding, with maturities ranging from 2026 to 2054 and from 2024 to 2053, respectively.
Finance Leases
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had finance lease liabilities of $291.1 million and $251.3 million, respectively, with maturities ranging from 2024 to 2063 for both periods.
Credit Ratings
Our continued access to the debt capital markets and to new financing facilities, as well as our borrowing costs, depend on multiple factors, including market conditions, our operating performance and maintaining strong credit ratings. As of
September 30, 2024, our credit ratings were BBB+, Baa1 and A- by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, Inc, respectively. If our credit ratings were downgraded, especially any downgrade to below investment grade, our ability to access the debt markets with the same flexibility that we have experienced historically, our cost of funds and other terms for new debt issuances, could be adversely impacted.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet debt or similar obligations, other than short-term operating leases and financial assurances, which are not classified as debt. We have no transactions or obligations with related parties that are not disclosed, consolidated into or reflected in our reported financial position or results of operations. We have not guaranteed any third-party debt.
Seasonality and Severe Weather
Our operations can be adversely affected by periods of inclement or severe weather, which could increase the volume of waste collected under our existing contracts (without corresponding compensation), delay the collection and disposal of waste, reduce the volume of waste delivered to our disposal sites, or delay the construction or expansion of our landfills and other facilities. Our operations also can be favorably affected by severe weather, which could increase the volume of waste in situations where we are able to charge for our additional services.
Contingencies
For a description of our commitments and contingencies, see Note 6, Landfill and Environmental Costs, Note 8, Income Taxes, and Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates
We identified and discussed our critical accounting judgments and estimates in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Although we believe our estimates and judgments are reasonable, they are based upon information available at the time the judgment or estimate is made. Actual results may differ significantly from estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
New Accounting Pronouncements
For a description of new accounting standards that may affect us, see Note 1, Basis of Presentation, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Fuel Price Risk
Fuel costs represent a significant operating expense. When economically practical, we may enter into new fuel hedges, renew contracts, or engage in other strategies to mitigate market risk. As of September 30, 2024, we had no fuel hedges in place. While we charge fuel recovery fees to a majority of our customers, we are unable to charge such fees to all customers.
At current consumption levels, we believe a twenty-cent per gallon change in the price of diesel fuel would change our fuel costs by approximately $27 million per year. Offsetting these changes in fuel expense would result in changes in our fuel recovery fee charged to our customers. At current participation rates, we believe a twenty-cent per gallon change in the price of diesel fuel would change our fuel recovery fee by approximately $36 million per year.
Our operations also require the use of certain petrochemical-based products (such as liners at our landfills) the cost of which may vary with the price of petrochemicals. An increase in the price of petrochemicals could increase the cost of those products, which would increase our operating and capital costs. We also are susceptible to increases in fuel recovery fees from our vendors.
Our fuel costs were $360.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, or 3.0% of revenue, compared to $406.3 million, or 3.6% of revenue, during the comparable period in 2023.
Commodities Price Risk
We market recovered materials such as old corrugated containers and old newsprint from our recycling centers. Changes in market supply and demand for recycled commodities causes volatility in commodity prices. In prior periods, we have entered into derivative instruments such as swaps and costless collars designated as cash flow hedges to manage our exposure to changes in prices of these commodities. As of September 30, 2024, we had no recycling commodity hedges in place.
At current volumes and mix of materials, we believe a $10 change in the price of recycled commodities would change both annual revenue and operating income by approximately $10 million.
Revenue from recycling processing and commodity sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $310.6 million and $226.6 million, respectively.
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to interest rate risk on our variable rate long-term debt. Additionally, we enter into various interest rate swap agreements with the goal of reducing overall borrowing costs and increasing our floating interest rate exposure, as well as interest rate locks to manage exposure to fluctuations in anticipation of future debt issuances. Our interest rate swap and lock contracts have been authorized pursuant to our policies and procedures. We do not use financial instruments for trading purposes and are not a party to any leveraged derivatives.
As of September 30, 2024, we had $2,034.4 million of principal floating rate debt. If interest rates increased or decreased by 100 basis points on our floating rate debt, annualized interest expense and net cash payments for interest would increase or decrease by approximately $20 million. This analysis does not reflect the effect that interest rates would have on other items, such as new borrowings and the impact on the economy. See Note 7, Debt, of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information regarding how we manage interest rate risk.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e), and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Based on an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Form 10-Q identified in connection with that evaluation, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
In November 2023, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other ownership interests of Advanced Chemical Transport LLC. In December 2023, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership and other equity interests of Central Texas Refuse, LLC and an affiliate thereof. As permitted by the SEC Staff interpretive guidance for newly acquired businesses, management's assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2024 did not include an assessment of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to these acquisitions. We will continue the process of implementing internal controls over financial reporting for these acquired businesses. These businesses contributed approximately 2% of revenue to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
We are subject to extensive and evolving laws and regulations and have implemented safeguards to respond to regulatory requirements. In the normal course of our business, we become involved in legal proceedings. Some may result in fines, penalties or judgments against us, or settlements, which may impact earnings and cash flows for a particular period. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of any legal matter with certainty, we do not believe the outcome of any of our pending legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
As used in the immediately following paragraph, the term legal proceedings refers to litigation and similar claims against us and our subsidiaries, excluding: (1) ordinary course accidents, general commercial liability and workers' compensation claims, which are covered by insurance programs, subject to customary deductibles, and which, together with self-insured employee health care costs, are discussed in Note 5, Other Liabilities, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; and (2) environmental remediation liabilities, which are discussed in Note 6, Landfill and Environmental Costs, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
We accrue for legal proceedings when losses become probable and reasonably estimable. We recorded an aggregate accrual of approximately $13 million relating to our outstanding legal proceedings as of September 30, 2024. As of the end of each applicable reporting period, we review each of our legal proceedings and, where it is probable that a liability has been incurred, we accrue for all probable and reasonably estimable losses. Where we are able to reasonably estimate a range of losses we may incur with respect to such a matter, we record an accrual for the amount within the range that constitutes our best estimate. If we are able to reasonably estimate a range but no amount within the range appears to be a better estimate than any other, we use the amount that is the low end of such range. If we had used the high ends of such ranges, our aggregate potential liability would be approximately $8 million higher than the amount recorded as of September 30, 2024.
Legal Proceedings over Certain Environmental Matters Involving Governmental Authorities with Possible Sanctions of $1,000,000 or More
Item 103 of the SEC's Regulation S-K requires disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and the proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions unless we reasonably believe the monetary sanctions will not equal or exceed a threshold which we determine is reasonably designed to result in disclosure of any such proceeding that is material to our business or financial condition. We have determined such disclosure threshold to be $1,000,000. We have no matters to disclose in accordance with that requirement.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information relating to our purchases of shares of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2024:
Total Number of Shares Purchased (a)
Average Price Paid per Share (a) (d)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program (b)
Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (c)(d)
July 1 - 31
450,000
$
191.97
450,000
$
2,745,999,140
August 1 - 31
175,000
$
194.59
175,000
$
2,711,945,335
September 1 - 30
163,335
$
199.62
163,335
$
2,679,339,853
788,335
788,335
(a) In October 2023, our Board of Directors approved a $3.0 billion share repurchase authorization effective January 1, 2024 and extending through December 31, 2026. Share repurchases under the program may be made through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. While the Board of Directors has approved the program, the timing of any purchases, the prices and the number of shares of common stock to be purchased will be determined by our management, at its discretion, and will depend upon market conditions and other factors. The share repurchase program may be extended, suspended or discontinued at any time. As of September 30, 2024, there were 0.1 million repurchased shares pending settlement.
(b) The total number of shares purchased as part of the publicly announced program were all purchased pursuant to the October 2023 authorization.
(c) Shares that may be purchased under the program exclude shares of common stock that may be surrendered to satisfy statutory minimum tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units and performance stock units issued to employees.
(d) Excludes a 1% excise tax imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, no director or officer adopted or terminated any contract, instrument or written plan for the purchase or sale of Republic securities intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K.
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2024, by and among Republic Services, Inc., USE Canada Holdings, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the other lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 31, 2024).
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, Republic Services, Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.