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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 24, 2010, 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, 2009:
         
Form S-8
  No. 333-81801   Republic Services 401(k) Plan
 
       
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
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
February 24, 2010