Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of our reports dated February 17, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Republic Services, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Republic Services, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Republic Services, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2011:
| Form S-8 |
No. 333-78125 | 1998 Stock Incentive Plan | ||
| Form S-8 |
No. 333-104048 | Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan | ||
| Form S-8 |
No. 333-150943 | Republic Services, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan | ||
| Form S-8 |
No. 333-156070 | Republic Services, Inc. 2006 Incentive Stock Plan (f/k/a Allied Waste Industries, Inc. 2006 Incentive Stock Plan) and Republic Services, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan (f/k/a Allied Waste Industries, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan) | ||
| Form S-8 |
No. 333-159779 | Republic Services, Inc. 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ||
| Form S-3 |
No. 333-159783 | Registration Statement | ||
| Form S-3 |
No. 333-166469 | Registration Statement | ||
| Form S-8 |
No. 333-170174 | Republic Services, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan | ||
| Form S-8 |
No. 333-175879 | Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan | ||
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
February 17, 2012