Describe Republic Services and the products and services you offer. What differentiates you from the competition?

As an environmental services company, Republic Services offers everything from recycling and waste pickup, to equipment rentals and environmental solutions.

As a leading environmental services provider, we can help FMs identify opportunities, develop measurable goals, meet sustainability requirements and provide exceptional equipment – notably dumpsters, roll-offs and compactors and their service – to our customers.

Our records in safety and sustainability are what differentiate us in this industry. All Republic Services drivers receive annual defensive driver training and certification. Our safety performance is 39 percent better than the industry average, based on OSHA recordable data and our drivers are the recipients of 70 percent of the industry-wide Driver of the Year awards, year after year since 2009. For you, this means a safer facility for your employees and customers.

Republic Services is the first U.S. environmental services provider to have its emissions target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

We are also the first in our industry to issue a comprehensive Task Force on climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report, identifying our Climate-related risks and opportunities reflecting our commitment to environmental leadership and sustainability.

What’s on the horizon in your field/industry, and how is Republic Services meeting those challenges and opportunities?

The Environmental Services industry is projected to grow significantly in the coming years as companies seek ways to comply with environmental regulations and safely and responsibly dispose of all types of waste.

With the environment top-of-mind, we’re accountable and dedicated to protecting it. To do this, Republic Services created bold, long-term sustainability goals in 2017, and we’re on track to meet them. These goals include reducing our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions (by 35 percent by 2030), increasing our circular economy (by 40 percent by 2030) and investing in biogas reuse (by 50 percent by 2030).