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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 1-14267 or REPUBLIC SERVICES , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 18500 North Allied Way Phoenix , Arizona ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 65-0716904 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 480 ) 627-2700 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 85054 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered The New York Stock Exchange RSG Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes b Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Note Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections . No No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed 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 file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes p No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes p No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company □ Large accelerated filer p Non - accelerated filer o Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes □ As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the shares of the Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 26.1 billion . As of February 17 , 2021 , the registrant had outstanding 318,898,313 shares of Common Stock ( excluding treasury shares of 33,294 ) . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement relative to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof .