SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
≤ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Ñscal year ended December 31, 2004
OR
n TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from  to
Commission Ñle number: 1-14267
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as SpeciÑed in its Charter)
Delaware 65-0716904
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer IdentiÑcation No.)
Republic Services, Inc. 33301
(Zip Code)110 S.E. 6th Street, 28th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(Address of Principal Executive OÇces)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 769-2400
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share The New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has Ñled all reports required to be Ñled by Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to Ñle such reports), and (2) has been subject to such Ñling requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes≤ No n
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent Ñlers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in deÑnitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. ≤
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated Ñler (as deÑned in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes ≤ No n
As of June 30, 2004, the aggregate market value of the shares of the Common Stock held by non-
aÇliates of the registrant was approximately $4,395,636,476.
As of February 18, 2005, the registrant had outstanding 149,670,988 shares of Common Stock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part III Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement relative to the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.