FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2002:

Republic Services Regional Vice President Elected to
Board of Environmental Research and Education Foundation

Washington, D.C. - Kevin Walbridge was elected in January 2002 to the board of directors of the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) headquartered in Washington, D.C.  His election to the EREF board is for a three-year term.

Mr. Walbridge joined Republic Services, Inc. in June 1997, serving as Regional Vice President - Central Region (Indianapolis, Ind.).  He is currently a member of the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) Executive Committee (Washington, D.C.), and serves on the boards of Ball State University Business School (Muncie, Ind.) and the Detachable Container Association (Keswick, Va.).  Past positions have included vice president of operations, National Serv-All (Fort Wayne, Ind.; 1996), president, Waste Management of Alameda County (Oakland, Calif.; 1993-1996), and division president, Empire Waste Management (Santa Rosa, Calif.; 1988-1993).

Mr. Walbridge is a 1982 graduate of Ball State University, receiving degrees in Business and Natural Resources.

Republic Services, Inc. (headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) is a leading provider of collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services to commercial, industrial and residential customers in 22 states throughout the U.S.

The Environmental Research and Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds the development of environmental solutions through research and education, focusing on the waste and recycling industries.  Its endowment provides the financial base for a sustainable series of significant projects and scholarships (www.erefdn.org).

Contact:    Anne M. Brauer, Director of Development and Communications
                    703.299.5139 or abrauer@erefdn.org