Republic Services To Build Nations Largest Residential Recycle Center

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG)announced today that its subsidiary Republic Silver State Disposal, Inc. hasstarted construction on a new recycling facility that when complete willdouble residential recycling capacity in southern Nevada. The new 110,000square foot facility will be home to highly advanced recycling technologies,and will be built next to an existing 88,000 square foot facility. Theincreased capacity is expected to make the Southern Nevada Recycling Complexthe largest residential recycling complex in the nation. Republic Services, the nation's second largest recycling and waste company,launches new brand positioning and tagline."This is a special day for the City of North Las Vegas, Clark County andcustomers throughout Southern Nevada," said Tim Oudman, area president ofRepublic Services. "It is fitting that a recycling complex of this magnitudeis coming to Las Vegas. Southern Nevada is home to considerable naturalbeauty, and this community is deeply committed to sustainability. We are trulyproud to invest in a recycling complex that will help preserve the localenvironment for future generations, and enable customers to meet or exceedtheir recycling goals."Construction at the Southern Nevada Recycling Complex is expected to create 80new jobs between project partners Cambridge Construction, The CP Group andEV&A. The Complex is scheduled to begin operations in fall 2015, and isexpected to eventually employ 180 full-time personnel."The City of North Las Vegas is proud to be the future home of the nation'slargest residential recycling complex," said John J. Lee, mayor of North LasVegas. "Our community will take tremendous pride in this complex and itscontributions to the local economy. With expanded recycling capabilities and aworld-class learning center, our residents and businesses will have moreresources than ever before to increase overall recycling participation. Weapplaud Republic Services for making a sustainable investment in SouthernNevada's future."The Southern Nevada Recycling Complex will feature an interactive learningcenter that offers visitors a rare, first-hand view of the recycling process.It will include displays, videos and educational materials on recycling andsustainability. The learning center is intended to be a resource for thecommunity and customers, as well as an educational destination forsustainability-minded Las Vegas tourists.Advanced recycling technologies at the new Complex will include a highlyautomated control system, touch-screen Human Machine Interface control,Supervisory Control, Data Acquisition monitoring, and remote access tocontinually monitor operations for optimal performance. The new system willalso have five optical sorters to maximize the recovery of all grades ofplastics, including PET, HDPE, and aseptic containers/cartons.The Southern Nevada Recycling Complex will have the capability to processroughly 1,000 tons of mixed recyclables per day, or 70 tons per hour. It isexpected to accommodate future growth in the Valley, and increased commercial,industrial and construction & demolition recycling demands throughout southernNevada.Republic Services currently operates 62 recycling facilities nationwide, andpartners with more than 100 mills and manufacturers worldwide to turn recycleditems into new products. Those products include newspaper, cardboard, glassand plastic bottles, tissue, paper towels, and metal cans.Republic Services employs more than 1,300 people in southern Nevada who servemore than 535,000 households and 27,000 commercial customers. RepublicServices serves many municipalities in the area, including the cities of NorthLas Vegas, Las Vegas and Henderson, as well as Clark County.Republic Services also proudly serves many landmark institutions in the LasVegas area, including the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Sands Corporation,MGM International, Wynn Group, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority,McCarron Airport, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, IGT, Boyd Gaming, Station Casinos,Penta Building Group, Ocean Spray, Harsch Investments, Colliers International,Sonic, CDW, and Cox Communications.