text: **Report of Management on Republic Services, Inc.'s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**
  
  We, as members of management of Republic Services, Inc. are responsible for establishing and 
  maintaining adequate internal control over Ñnancial reporting, as such term is deÑned in Exchange Act 
  Rules 13a-15(f). Internal control over Ñnancial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance 
  regarding the reliability of Ñnancial reporting and the preparation of Ñnancial statements for external purposes 
  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over Ñnancial reporting includes 
  those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, 
  accurately and fairly reÖect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance 
  that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of Ñnancial statements in accordance with 
  generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in 
  accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance 
  regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that 
  could have a material eÅect on the Ñnancial statements. 