EX-23.1 4 exhibit231-consentofer.htm EX-23.1 Document

EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
Form S-8No. 333-78125Republic Services, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Form S-8No. 333-104048Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Form S-8No. 333-150943Republic Services, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
Form S-8No. 333-156070Republic 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-8No. 333-159779Republic Services, Inc. 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Form S-8No. 333-170174Republic Services, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
Form S-8No. 333-175879Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
Form S-8No. 333-221582Republic Services, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
Form S-8No. 333-228002Republic Services, Inc. 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Form S-3No. 333-234390Registration Statement
of our reports dated February 13, 2020, 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, 2019.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
February 13, 2020