EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Republic Services, Inc. (the ""Company'') for
the period ended December 31, 2004 as Ñled with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the ""Report''), I, James E. O'Connor, Chairman and Chief Executive OÇcer of the Company, hereby
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the Ñnancial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
February 25, 2005
/s/ JAMES E. O'CONNOR
James E. O'Connor
Chairman and Chief Executive OÇcer
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Republic Services, Inc. (the ""Company'') for
the period ended December 31, 2004 as Ñled with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the ""Report''), I, Tod C. Holmes, Chief Financial OÇcer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the
best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the Ñnancial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
February 25, 2005
/s/ TOD C. HOLMES
Tod C. Holmes
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OÇcer
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