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Exhibit 10.60 HolmesRetirementAgreement

RETIREMENT AGREEMENT
    
To:         Tod C. Holmes                      
Re:        Retirement
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Your employment with the Company will end on May 1, 2013 (or, as described below, such earlier date as requested by the Company) as a result of your retirement pursuant to Section 25 of your May 14, 2009 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Employment Agreement”).  To make sure that your retirement occurs on mutually acceptable terms, the Company is prepared to make certain commitments to you in exchange for certain promises you will make to the Company.  By signing this Retirement Agreement (“Agreement”) you will be accepting the Company’s offer and entering into a legally binding agreement on the terms stated below effective on the date the Company signs this Agreement. 
Retirement Date

Pursuant to your Employment Agreement, you provided notice to the Company on April 24, 2012 that you intend to retire on May 1, 2013. As you know, prior to your retirement, the Company must select and appoint your successor and make sure that there is adequate time to transition your duties and responsibilities to your successor. The Company appreciates your willingness to help select your successor and to be available either as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) or as the Special Assistant to the CEO (“Special Assistant”) prior to your retirement to provide assistance to your successor to ensure for a smooth transition in addition to your continuing with your regular employment duties and responsibilities. The Company also appreciates that following your retirement you will be available to provide assistance to your successor and to the Company.
The Company has determined that the transition may be successfully concluded prior to May 1, 2013 and that if it is, it may be in the Company’s best interests to ask you to retire prior to May 1, 2013. You acknowledge and agree that if requested by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), you will retire on a date prior to May 1, 2013 as requested by the Board. In consideration for your agreement to retire prior to May 1, 2013 if requested to do so by the Board, your agreement to help in the transition in addition to performing your regular duties and responsibilities, and your agreement to provide assistance after your retirement, the Company has determined based upon these and other facts and circumstances that it is in the best interests of the Company to provide you with the benefits described below following your Retirement Date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) May 1, 2013 and (b) the date on which you retire at the request of the Board.
You acknowledge and agree that, on your Retirement Date, you will retire as CFO (or, if the Board has appointed the successor CFO prior to your Retirement Date, Special Assistant) and your employment with the Company will end. You also agree that on or before your Retirement Date you will resign as officer and director of all Republic subsidiaries and affiliates for which you are then 

        

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serving as officer or director.  All of the terms and conditions of your Employment Agreement remain in full force and effect until your Retirement Date, except that you acknowledge and agree, notwithstanding any provisions in the Employment Agreement to the contrary, that any changes in your title, duties or responsibilities as a result of the Board’s appointing the successor CFO and your becoming Special Assistant to the CEO (including without limitation your resignation as officer and director of Republic subsidiaries and affiliates) will not constitute Good Reason under the Employment Agreement and that this provision amends your Employment Agreement. Upon your Retirement Date, your Employment Agreement will expire and your rights and obligations will be determined solely under this Agreement, except as set forth below. If you have a termination of employment for any reason prior to your Retirement Date, this Agreement shall have no effect except as specifically provided in this section and in the section entitled Accelerated Restricted Stock Award.
Purpose of Retirement Agreement
As is set forth more specifically below, the benefits provided to you by this Agreement which are additional to those provided to you under the Employment Agreement consist of the following:  in the event you retire earlier than May 1, 2013 at the request of the Board, you will receive Base Salary (or equivalent), annual and long-term bonuses (or equivalent), continued health benefits, continued exercisability of options and an annual equity grant equivalent as if you had remained employed through May 1, 2013.  The annual equity grant equivalent will be in lieu of an equity grant for 2013. You will receive the equity grant shortly after execution of this Agreement and the value of this equity grant will be prorated to four-twelfths of the grant-date value of your annual equity grant for 2012.  Finally, this Agreement reflects your agreement to provide assistance to your successor and to the Company after your retirement.
Accelerated Restricted Stock Award
In consideration of your entering into the Retirement Agreement to ensure a smooth and orderly transition and your agreement to help select your successor and to be available prior to your retirement to provide assistance to your successor (in addition to your regular duties and responsibilities) and to provide transition consulting services as described herein after your retirement, promptly after the date that the Company signs this Retirement Agreement, the Company will grant you a number of shares of Restricted Stock equal to $583,333 divided by the per share closing price on the grant date (rounded up to the next whole share). The award agreement for the Restricted Stock will be substantially in the form attached hereto and will include, among other provisions, that, notwithstanding any provisions of the Employment Agreement to the contrary, if you have a termination of employment for any reason prior to your Retirement Date and prior to February 8, 2013, you will forfeit the shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Retirement Agreement. No dividends will be payable on the Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Retirement Agreement for which the dividend record date is before February 8, 2013.  This accelerated restricted stock award will be in lieu of a discretionary annual grant of equity for Fiscal Year 2013. You acknowledge and agree that the foregoing provisions relating to your accelerated restricted stock award amends your Employment Agreement so that the vesting and forfeiture of such restricted stock is governed by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph and the award agreement, and not the provisions contained in your Employment Agreement (except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the award agreement).

        

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Benefits
Following your Retirement Date, the Company will provide you the following:

		
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	The Company shall pay to you any accrued but unpaid Base Salary that you have earned through your Retirement Date including all accrued but unused vacation days;

		
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	The Company shall continue to pay for and provide all health benefits in which you and your family were entitled to participate at any time during the 12-month period prior to your Retirement Date, until the earliest to occur of (a) May 1, 2015, (b) your death, or (c) the date on which you become covered by a comparable health benefit plan by a subsequent employer.   The Company will not continue any other group insurance coverage, such as long-term disability or accident coverage, beyond your Retirement Date because these plans are not considered health plans;

		
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	On the sixth month anniversary of your Retirement Date (or, if earlier, on the date of your death), the Company shall pay to you, in a lump sum cash payment, $1,900,000;

		
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	The balance of all amounts credited or eligible to be credited to your deferred compensation account (the “Deferred Compensation Account”) under the Deferred Compensation Plan (including all Company contributions, whether or not vested), will be payable to you in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan and any elections thereunder;

		
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	On the sixth month anniversary of your Retirement Date (or, if earlier, on the date of your death), the Company shall pay to you a lump sum cash gross-up payment equal to the amount of $3,100,000 to reimburse you for all income and other taxes imposed with respect to the payment of your deferred compensation that was credited or eligible to be credited to your Deferred Compensation Account on or before December 31, 2006 and all income and other taxes arising as a result of said gross up payment;

		
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	All of your stock option, restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards that are outstanding as of your Retirement Date shall fully vest upon your Retirement Date and for purposes of determining the period after your retirement that you can exercise your stock options, your retirement date for such options will be May 1, 2013;

		
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	If the Management Development and Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) has granted you an annual bonus award for 2013, the Company shall pay you a prorated portion of such annual bonus award equal to the amount that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of the Performance Period based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed months of employment during such Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period, within 60 days after the end of 2013;

        

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	The Company shall pay you a prorated portion of your long term incentive award for 2011-2013 equal to the amount that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of the Performance Period based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed months of employment during such Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period, within 60 days after the end of 2013;

		
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	The Company shall pay you a prorated portion of your long term incentive award for 2012-2014 equal to the amount that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of the Performance Period based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed months of employment during such Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period, within 60 days after the end of 2014;

		
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	If the Compensation Committee has granted you a long term incentive award for 2013-2015, the Company shall pay you a prorated portion of such long term incentive award equal to the amount that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of the Performance Period based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed months of employment during such Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period, within 60 days after the end of 2015;

		
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	Within 60 days after your Retirement Date, the Company shall pay or reimburse you, in a lump sum cash payment, for any out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by you pursuant to Section 2(k) of your Employment Agreement prior to your Retirement Date, which would have been payable if you had not retired , provided that you provide proper documentation to the Company within 30 days following your Retirement Date.

If  your Retirement Date occurs prior to May 1, 2013, the Company will provide you with the following additional benefits:

		
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	On the sixth month anniversary of your Retirement Date (or, if earlier, on the date of your death), the Company shall pay you a lump sum cash payment equal to the Base Salary that you would have received for the period after your Retirement Date and prior to May 1, 2013 had your employment continued until May 1, 2013;

		
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	If your Retirement Date is on or after December 31, 2012 and prior to the date on which the Company pays its 2012 annual bonuses to its executives, the Company shall pay you the amount of your 2012 annual bonus that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you based upon actual results, within 60 days after the end of 2012;

		
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	If your Retirement Date is prior to December 31, 2012, the Company shall pay you a prorated portion of your 2012 annual bonus equal to the amount of your 2012 annual bonus that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of 2012 based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of 

        

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which is the number of completed months of employment during the Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period, within 60 days after the end of 2012;

		
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	If your Retirement Date is on or after December 31, 2012 and prior to the date on which the Company pays its 2010-2012 long term incentive awards to its executives, the Company shall pay you the amount of your 2010-2012 long term incentive award that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you based upon actual results, within 60 days after the end of 2012;

		
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	If your Retirement Date is prior to December 31, 2012, the Company shall pay you a prorated portion of your long term incentive award for 2010-2012 equal to the amount that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of the Performance Period based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed months of employment during such Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period, within 60 days after the end of 2012;

		
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	For each annual bonus award and long-term incentive award for which the Performance Period has not ended prior to your Retirement Date, the Company shall pay you in a lump sum cash payment an amount equal to (a) the amount that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of the Performance Period for such award based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months in the Performance Period prior to May 1, 2013 and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period minus (b) the amount that is payable to you for the award with respect to your employment prior to your Retirement Date. The payments described in this paragraph for each outstanding award shall be made within 60 days after the end of the Performance Period for such award.  

If your Retirement Date occurs and the Compensation Committee has not granted you an annual bonus award for 2013 at a target of $575,000 and a long-term incentive award for the 2013-2015 Performance Period at a target of $500,000  (hereinafter, the “2013 Executive Incentive Plan Awards”), the Company will provide you with the following additional benefits:

		
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	The Company shall pay you a lump sum cash payment for the annual bonus and long term incentive awards that you would have received had you received the 2013 Executive Incentive Plan Awards. The amount of the payment for each such award shall equal the amount that the Compensation Committee determines would be payable to you had you remained employed through the end of the Performance Period for such award based upon actual results multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months in the Performance Period prior to May 1, 2013 and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the Performance Period. Payment for each such award shall be made within 60 days after the end of the Performance Period for such award.

        

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For purposes of this Agreement, all of the benefits described above collectively shall be referred to as the “Severance Benefits”.  All payments under this Agreement will be reduced by all applicable withholding and employment taxes.  If you die before receiving all payments due to you under this Agreement, any remaining payments will be paid to your beneficiary.
You acknowledge and agree that the Company has no obligation to provide you with any compensation or benefits following the Retirement Date other than the Severance Benefits described above and any compensation or benefits described in those portions of your Employment Agreement that survive your retirement as described in the “Integration of Employment Agreement; Survival of Certain Provisions” section below.
Transition Consulting Services
As we have discussed, your long and outstanding service with the Company will be a valuable resource to the Company in connection with the orderly transition to our next CFO and for a period of time following your Retirement Date. In consideration of the Company’s entering into this Retirement Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that following your Retirement Date until December 31, 2013, you will be available at mutually agreeable times to assist the Company and your successor CFO if requested by the Company or your successor CFO. In no event will such services exceed 20 percent of your average level of services performed over the 36 months immediately preceding your Retirement Date.  The Company shall pay or reimburse you for any out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by you in connection with your providing such requested assistance.
Release of Claims Against The Company 
You agree to deliver to the Company a signed and enforceable general release of all claims against the Company other than with respect to employee pension, health or medical benefit plans, rights to indemnification under the director and officer liability insurance policy, or under the bylaws or certificate of incorporation of the Company (“General Release”).  You agree to execute the General Release in a form provided by the Company no earlier than your Retirement Date and no later than 30 days following your Retirement Date.  
The General Release does not apply to any claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, such as those that: (1) arise after the date you sign the General Release, (2) are for ERISA plan benefits, or (3) may be asserted in an administrative charge filed with a governmental law or regulatory enforcement agency (although you do release any right to monetary recovery or reinstatement right in connection with any such charge). The General Release also does not apply to any claim for breach of this Agreement or any provisions of your Employment Agreement that survive as described in the following section.  
The General Release will contain the following language:  
 “I knowingly and willingly release the Company from any kind of claim I have arising out of or related to my employment and/or the termination of my employment with the Company. This general and complete release applies to all claims for relief, whether I know about them or not, that I may have against the Company as of the date of execution of this document.  This Release of claims 

        

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includes, but is not limited to any claims under: federal, state or local employment, labor, civil rights, equal pay, or anti-discrimination laws, statutes, case law, regulations, and ordinances; federal or state Constitutions; any public policy, contract, tort or common law theory; any statutory or common law principle allowing for the recovery of fees or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees.  The claims that I am releasing include, but are not limited to, claims under: the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Family Medical Leave Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1514A), as amended; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.  This Release does not apply to any claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, such as those that (1) arise after the date I sign this Release, (2) are for ERISA plan benefits, or (3) may be asserted in an administrative charge filed with a governmental law or regulatory enforcement agency (although I do release any right to monetary recovery or reinstatement right in connection with any such charge). This Release also does not apply to any claim for breach of my June __, 2012 Retirement Agreement (“Retirement Agreement”) or any provisions of my May 14, 2009 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement that survive as described in the Retirement Agreement.” 
Integration of Employment Agreement; Survival of Certain Provisions 
Unless you have a termination of employment for any reason prior to your Retirement Date, effective on such date this Agreement shall supersede and replace all benefits, rights and obligations under your Employment Agreement, other than Sections 5 (“Gross-Up Payment”) 7 (“Restrictive Covenants”), 8 (“Confidentiality”), 9 (“Specific Performance; Injunction”), 10 (“Nondisparagement”), 11 (“Future Cooperation”), 15 (“Assignment; Third Party Beneficiary”), 16 (“Severability; Survival”), 17 (“Indemnification”), and 26 (“Code Section 409A”),  all of which shall remain in full force and effect.     

Severability; Entire Agreement; Governing Law; No Oral Modifications; No Waivers
If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the provisions of this Agreement are invalid or legally unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and are still enforceable. This Agreement and the General Release together constitute a single integrated contract expressing our entire understanding regarding the subjects it addresses.  As such, it supersedes all oral and written agreements and discussions that occurred before the time you sign it except as to any obligations you may owe to the Company or the Company may owe you, as described in the “Integration of Employment Agreement; Survival of Certain Provisions” section above that remain in effect.  This Agreement may be amended or modified only by an agreement in writing signed by an executive officer of the Company.  The failure by the Company to declare a breach, or to otherwise assert its rights under this Agreement, shall not be construed as a waiver of any of its rights under this Agreement. The laws of the State of Arizona shall govern the interpretation, validity, and effect of this Agreement.

Code Section 409A

The 409A provisions of Section 26 of your Employment Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and apply to the payments under this Agreement and, any reimbursement, to the extent it 

        

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constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of 409A, will be subject to the rules that apply to your continued health benefits. 

Acknowledgements And Certifications
You acknowledge and certify that:
		
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	you have read and you understand all of the terms of this Agreement and are not relying on any representation or statement, written or oral, not set forth in this Agreement;

		
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	you are signing this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily;

		
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	you have had the opportunity to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement; and

		
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	you and the Company agree that there is good and sufficient mutual consideration for each of the terms and conditions in this Agreement. 

IF YOU SIGN THIS DOCUMENT BELOW, IT BECOMES A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE SIGNED BY THE COMPANY.

22 June 2012______            /s/ Tod C. Holmes______________
Date                    Tod C. Holmes

6/22/2012________            REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. 
Date
By: /s/ Michael P. Rissman_ _____
Its:  EVP and General Counsel ___Exhibit 10.61 HughesEmploymentAgreement

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Republic Services, Inc. (the "Company")  and Jeffrey  A. Hughes ("Employee'')  enter into  this  Employment  Agreement  ("Agreement'), which  will  become  effective  as  of  the effective date of the merger involving the Company  and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (the "Effective Date"). This Agreement outlines the terms and conditions under which the Company will employ Employee. The Company and Employee will be referred to as the "Parties" in this Agreement   The Parties agree as follows:

1.        General Duties of Company and Employee.  The Company will employ Employee as Executive Vice President, Human Resources. Employee's duties and responsibilities will be those assigned by Employee's supervisor or such other officer(s) as the Company may designate. Employee  will  devote  all  working  time and  attention  to  the  Company's business  and  use Employee's best efforts to satisfactorily perform his duties and responsibilities. Employee owes a fiduciary duty of loyalty, fidelity and allegiance to always act in the Company's best interests and to refrain from doing or saying anything that injures the Company. Employee will comply with all Company policies, rules and guidelines.  As consideration for Employee's employment and the compensation and benefits payable hereunder, Employee agrees to sign the Company's non-competition,   non-solicitation and   confidentiality   agreement   required for   Employee's position (and any amendments that may be necessary from time to time). Such agreement is attached to this Agreement as Appendix A and becomes effective on the Effective Date of this Agreement.

2.     Employment   Period.     Employee's   employment   is at-will and   therefore   can be
terminated, at any time, with or without cause or notice, by either Employee or the Company.
1he termination of employment by either Employee or the Company will not affect Employee's
then existing non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality obligations.

3.    Compensation and Benefits.

3.1      Base Salary and Bonus. The Company will pay to Employee an annual base salary as set forth in the term sheet attached to this Agreement as Appendix B. Such salary will be payable in accordance with the Company's practice at the time and subject to periodic review or adjustment by the Company. The Company also may elect, in its sole discretion, to pay Employee a bonus (which may be made pursuant to a Company incentive plan or program or otherwise) in an amount to be determined in the Company's sole discretion.

3.2      Incentive, Savings, Welfare, Retirement and Equity Plans.   Employee  will be entitled  to participate  in,  and  be  eligible  to receive,  benefits  available  to  similarly  situated employees  under  Company   incentive,  savings,  welfare,  retirement   and  equity   plans  and programs, as  those  currently  exist  or  may  be  modified  by  the  Company  ("Compensation Plans"). Employee's participation in all such Compensation Plans will be governed by the terms and provisions of each Compensation Plan. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or limit the right of the Company to discontinue, modify, or amend any plan or benefit in its sole discretion at any time, provided such discontinuance, modification, or amendment  is applied generally to similarly situated employees of the Company.

4.    Termination of Employment.

4.1    Termination by Company for Cause.  The Company may terminate Employee's employment for Cause.   If such termination occurs, Employee will be entitled to only the payments 

and benefits provided in Section 5.1. "Cause" means: (a) Employee is convicted of or pleads guilty (or nolo contendre) to a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; (b) the Company determines that Employee knowingly breached any term of this Agreement; (c) the Company determines that Employee knowingly violated any of the Company's policies, rules or guidelines; or (d) the Company determines that Employee willfully engaged in conduct, or willfully failed to perform assigned duties, the result of which exposes the Company to serious actual or potential injury (financial or otherwise).

4.2    Termination Without Cause.     The Company may terminate Employee's employment Without Cause. If such termination occurs, Employee will be entitled to only the payments and benefits provided for in Section 5.2; provided however, if such termination Without Cause occurs within one year after a Change in Control (as defined in Section 5.4 below), then the Employee will be entitled to only those payments and benefits provided for in Section 5.3. A termination "Without Cause" means a termination of Employee's employment by the Company other than for Cause or because of a disability or death.

4.3      Termination by Employee. Employee may terminate the employment relationship for any reason. In the event of a termination by Employee for any reason, Employee will be entitled to only the payments and benefits provided for in Section 5.1; provided, however, if Employee terminates for "Good Reason" (as defined in Section 5.4 below) within one year after a Change in Control, then the Employee will be entitled to those payments and benefits provided for in Section 5.3.

5.    Obligations of Company Upon Termination.

5.1      Terminations Other than Without Cause. If the Employee's employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than Without Cause, the Company will pay Employee within ten (10) days after the termination date all earned but unpaid compensation for time worked through the termination date.

5.2      Without Cause by the Company.   If the Company terminates Employee's employment Without Cause (and it constitutes a separation from service under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and accompanying Treasury Regulations ("Section 409A")):

(a)     The Company will pay Employee:

(1)       all earned but unpaid compensation for the time Employee worked through the termination date, to be paid within ten (10) days after the termination date;

(2)      an amount equal  to one year of Employee's then current base salary in equal  bi-weekly installments over a twelve (12) month period beginning on the bi-weekly payroll date following the sixtieth (60th) day after the termination date;

(3)       An amount equal to a prorated annual bonus.  The amount  of the prorated annual bonus will equal the amount of the annual bonus, if any, to which Employee would have been entitled if Employee was employed by the Company on the last day of the year  that  includes  the  termination  date multiplied  by  a fraction equal to  the number  of  days  which  have elapsed  in such  year through the termination date divided by 365. Such amount, if any, will  be paid  at  the  same  time  as  bonuses  are paid  to  current 

similarly situated employees of the Company.

(b)       Employee's stock options and other equity awards granted after the Effective Date that remain outstanding as of the termination date, will continue to vest and be exercisable  as if Employee was employed during the one-year period following the termination date (or, if less, the remainder of the original term of the award);

(c)        If   Employee   and/or   Employee's   spouse   and   dependents   are enrolled in the Company's medical, dental and/or vision plan as of the termination date, the Employee  and/or  Employee's spouse and dependents  shall continue to participate in those  plans (whichever  applicable), at the same cost applicable to active employees, until the earliest of:  (i) the date Employee becomes eligible for any   comparable   medical,   dental,   or  vision  coverage   provided   by  another employer, (ii) the date Employee  becomes eligible for Medicare  or any similar government-sponsored or  provided  health  care  program,  or  (iii) the first anniversary of the termination date; and

(d)       The  payments  and  benefits  provided  under  Section  5.2  will  be instead of any payments or benefits to which Employee may be entitled under the terms  of  any  severance   plan  or  program of  the Company   in effect  on  the termination date.

5.3       Change in Control. If the Company terminates Employee's employment Without Cause or if Employee resigns for "Good Reason'' within one (1) year after the effective date of a Change in Control (and it constitutes a separation from service under Section 409A), Employee will be entitled to the following payments and benefits:

(a)     The Company will pay Employee:

(1)       all earned but unpaid compensation  for the time Employee worked through the termination date, to be paid within ten (10) days after the termination date;

(2)       (i)  if  the  Change  in  Control  constitutes a change  in the ownership or  effective  control  of  the  Company   or  a  change  in  the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A·3(i)(S), as may be amended (a "Section 409A Change in Control''), then on the bi-weekly payroll date following  the sixtieth  (60th) day after the termination  date, a lump sum amount  equal to: (x) two  years of Employee's then  current  base salary,
and (y) two times the Employee's target annual bonus, if any, for the year in which the termination date  occurs; and (ii) if the  Change  in Control does not constitute a Section 409A Change in Control, then (x) an amount equal to two  years of Employee's then  current  base salary  in equal  bi­ weekly installments over a twenty-four month period beginning on the bi­ weekly payroll date following the sixtieth (60th) day after the termination date, and (y) a lump  sum  payment equal to two  times  the  Employee's target  annual  bonus, if  any, for the year in which  the  termination date occurs payable on the bi-weekly payroll date following the sixtieth (60th) day after the termination date;

(b)       Employee's stock options and other equity awards granted after the

Effective Date that remain outstanding as of the termination date, will become
100% fully vested and exercisable on the termination date and remain exercisable for one (1) year following the termination date, but not beyond the original term of the option or other awards;

(c)       If Employee   and/or   Employee's  spouse   and   dependents   are enrolled in the Company's medical, dental and/or vision plan as of the termination date, the Employee and/or Employee's spouse and dependents  shall continue to participate in those plans (whichever  applicable), at the same  cost applicable to active employees, until the earliest of: (i) the date Employee becomes eligible for any   comparable   medical,   dental,   or   vision   coverage   provided   by   another employer, (ii) the date  Employee  becomes eligible for Medicare  or any similar government-sponsored   or   provided   health   care   program,    or   (iii)   the  first anniversary of the termination date;

(d)       All long term incentive grants, if any, provided  to Employee shall immediately vest as if all targets and conditions had been met and shall be paid by the Company  to the  Employee  at such  time as the Company  would have  been required  to  make  such  payments  if  the  termination  of  employment   had not occurred; and

(e)        The  payments  and  benefits  provided  under  Section  5.3  will  be instead of any payments or benefits to which Employee may be entitled under the terms  of  any  severance   plan  or  program  of  the  Company   in effect  on  the termination date.

5.4      Change in Control and Good Reason Definitions.   For purposes   of this Agreement, Change in Control has the meaning set forth on Appendix C.   Good Reason is defined as a reduction in Employee's base salary, bonus opportunity, or title and applies only during the one-year period following the effective date of a Change in Control.

5.5     Release of Claims. The Company's obligations under Section  5 (except Sections 5.2(a)(1) and 5.3(a) (l)) are contingent  upon Employee executing (and not revoking during any applicable  revocation  period) a valid, enforceable,  full and unconditional release of all claims Employee may have against the Company  (whether  known or  unknown)  as of the termination date in such form as provided  by the Company.  Additionally, the Company's obligations under those Sections will cease immediately if the Company determines that Employee has violated at

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any time any of Employee's non-compete, non-solicitation  or confidentiality  obligations  to the Company.

5.6     Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, if at the time of the employment termination the Employee  is a "specified employee" as defined in Section 409A and the deferral of the commencement  of any payments or benefits otherwise payable as a result of such employment termination is necessary to avoid the additional tax under Section 409A, the Company  will defer the payment or commencement  of the payment of any such payments or benefits (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided  to  the Employee)  until  the date  that  is  six  (6) months  following  the  employment termination. Any  monthly  payment  amounts  deferred  will  be  accumulated   and  paid  to  the Employee (without  interest) six (6) months after the termination of employment  in a lump SUJD, and the balance of  payments  due to the Employee will be paid as otherwise  provided  in this Agreement.  Each bi-weekly payment described in Sections 5.2(a) (2) and 5.3(a) (2) is designated as a "separate payment" 

for purposes of Section 409A.   This Agreement will be interpreted, administered and operated in accordance with Section 409A, although nothing herein will be
construed as an entitlement to or guarantee of any particular tax treatment to the Employee.

6.         Employee's Obligation to Avoid Conflicts of Interest.  Employee agrees to abide by the Company's Conflicts  of Interest policy, which includes  not becoming involved, directly or indirectly, in a situation  that a reasonable  person  would  recognize to be an actual  conflict of interest  with  the  Company.    If Employee discovers, or is informed   by the Company that Employee has become involved in a situation that is an actual or likely conflict of interest with the Company, Employee will take immediate actions to eliminate the conflict and will not allow the conflict to continue.  The Company's determination as to whether or not a conflict of interest exists will be conclusive.

7.         Non-Disparagement. Employee agrees that at no time during Employee's employment or after Employee's termination  date, except as permitted  or required  by applicable  law, will Employee directly or indirectly: (a) disparage or say or write negative things about the Company, its officers, directors, agents, or employees; (b) initiate or participate in any discussion or communication  that  reflects  negatively  on  the  Company,  its  officers,  directors,  agents,  or employees; or (c)  engage  in any other activity  that the Company  considers  detrimental  to its interests.  For   purposes   of   this Section   7, a disparaging   or   negative   statement   is any communication, oral or written, which would tend to cause the recipient of the communication to question the business condition, integrity, competence, fairness, or good character of the person or entity to whom the communication relates.

8.     Cooperation and   Assistance.    Employee   agrees   that,  after the  termination   date, Employee  will  assist  and  cooperate  with the  Company  concerning  business  or  legal  related matters about which Employee  possesses relevant knowledge or information.  Such cooperation will be provided only at the Company's specific request and will include, but not be limited to, assisting or advising the Company  with respect to any business-related  matters or any actual or threatened legal action (including  testifying in depositions,  hearings, and/or  trials). In addition, Employee agrees to promptly  inform the Company (by telephonic  or written communication  to Republic Services, Inc., Legal Department, 18500 North Allied Way, Phoenix, AZ 85054, phone number  480-627-2714) if any  person  or  business  contacts  Employee  in  an  effort  to  obtain information about the Company.
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9.     Miscellaneous.
9.1   Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement will neither operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

9.2      Notice.  All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered by hand or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, as follows:

If to the Company:     Republic Services, Inc.
18500 North Allied Way
Phoenix, Arizona 85054
ATTN: General Counsel

If to the Employee:                         25903 Edinborough Circle
Perrysburg, OH 43551

or to such other names or addresses as the Company or Employee, as the case may be, will designate by notice to the other party under this Section 9.2.

9.3      Assignment.   The Company may assign this Agreement upon written notice to Employee.    However, Employee agrees that Employee's rights and obligations under this Agreement are personal to Employee and may not be assigned, except to Employee's estate, without the express written consent of the Company.

9.4      Entire Agreement, No Oral Amendments.  This Agreement replaces all previous agreements and discussions relating to any employment relationship between Employee and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities and constitutes the entire agreement between Employee and the Company with respect to the matters addressed in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified in any respect except by a written agreement signed by an executive officer of the Company. Employee acknowledges that upon the Effective Date of this Agreement it replaces Employee's prior agreement with Allied Waste or the Company or any of its subsidiaries and that Employee is not entitled to any compensation or benefits that may have been provided under such agreement.

9.5       Enforceability.   If a court or arbitrator authorized by this Agreement to resolve disputes between the Parties determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be struck from this Agreement without affecting any other provision of this Agreement.   All remaining provisions of this Agreement that were not struck will be enforced according to their terms.

9.6       Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue.   This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. Additionally, the parties agree that the courts situated in Maricopa County, Arizona will have personal jurisdiction over them to hear all disputes arising under, or related to, this Agreement and that venue will be proper only in a court or arbitral forum in Maricopa County, Arizona.

9.7      Arbitration.     With  the  sole  exception  of  any  breach  by  Employee  of  the obligations Employee assumed  under a non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality
agreement (the breach of which permits the Company to obtain judicial relief due to the exigent circumstances presented by such a breach), all other alleged breaches of this Agreement, or any other dispute between the Parties arising out of or in connection with Employee's employment with the Company will be settled by binding arbitration to the fullest extent permitted by law. This Agreement  to arbitrate  applies  to any  claim  for  relief of any  nature, including  but not limited to claims  of  wrongful  discharge under  statutory  law  and common  law; employment discrimination  based on federal, state or local statute, ordinance, or governmental  regulations, including discrimination prohibited by: (a) Title Vll of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended,
(b) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, (c) the Americans with Disabilities Act, (d) the
Fair Labor   Standards Act; claims   of   retaliatory   discharge   or other   acts   of   retaliation;
compensation disputes; tortious conduct; allegedly  contractual violations; ERISA violations; and other  statutory  and common  law  claims  and disputes,  regardless  of  whether  the statute  was enacted or whether the common  law doctrine was recognized at the time this Agreement  was signed.

The  Parties  understand  that  they  are  agreeing  to  substitute  one  legitimate   dispute resolution  forum  (arbitration)  for  another (litigation)  because of  the mutual  advantages  this forum  offers, and are  waiving  their right to have their disputes  resolved in court  except for breaches by the Employee of Employee's non-competition,  non-solicitation and confidentiality obligations.

The arbitration proceeding will be conducted in Maricopa County, Arizona in accordance 

with the National  Rules for the  Resolution of Employment  Disputes (National  Rules)  of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in effect at the time a demand for arbitration is made. The Company will pay all costs and expenses of the arbitration, except for the filing fees and costs  that would have been required  had the proceeding  been initiated  and maintained in the Maricopa County Superior Court, which fees and costs Employee will pay.  Each Party will pay their own attorneys' fees and expenses throughout the arbitration proceeding.    However, the arbitrator may award the successful Party its attorneys' fees and expenses at the conclusion of the arbitration and any other relief provided by law.

REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

By: /s/ James E. O'Connor        
Name: James E. O'Connor        
Title: Chairman and CEO          

EMPLOYEE

          /s/ Jeffrey A. Hughes
                                        
Jeffrey A. Hughes

APPENDIX A
NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION 
AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

Republic Services, Inc. (the "Company") and Jeffrey A. Hughes ("Employee'') enter into this Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Agreement ("Agreement"). The Parties agree as follows:

1.       Certain Definitions and Understandings. The Parties expect that some or all of the obligations the Company will assume to Employee under this Agreement will be fulfilled through its parent, subsidiary, related, or successor companies ("Affiliates").    Accordingly, Employee acknowledges that the discharge of any obligation of the Company under this Agreement by one or more of its Affiliates discharges the Company's obligation in that regard. Moreover, the obligations Employee will assume under this Agreement will be owed to the Company and its Affiliates (collectively referred to as the "Company" for the remainder of this Agreement).

2.    Consideration Employee Will Receive Under This Agreement.  The Parties recognize that in order for Employee to perform his duties, Employee needs to manage, use or otherwise handle Confidential Information (as defined below in Section 3.1) belonging to the Company.  The Company agrees to provide Employee with, and access to, Confidential Information necessary to perform his duties. Employee agrees that, in exchange for the Company providing him with Confidential Information, the Company's agreement to employ him on an at-will basis, and for other valuable consideration outlined in his Employment Agreement, Employee will make the promises set forth in the following sections of this Agreement.

3.     Employee's Confidentiality Obligations.

3.1    For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" is not limited to information that would qualify as a Trade Secret and includes, but is not limited to: customer lists and agreements; customer service information; names of customer contacts and the identities of their decision-makers; routes and/or territories; information provided to the Company by any actual or potential customer, government agency or other third party; the Company's internal personnel and financial information; information about vendors that is not generally known to  the public; purchasing and internal cost information; information about the profitability of particular operations; internal service and operational manuals and procedures; the manner and methods of conducting the Company's business; marketing plans, development plans, price data, cost data, price and fee amounts, pricing and billing policies, quoting procedures, marketing techniques, forecasts and forecast assumptions and volumes; future plans and potential acquisition, divestiture and other development strategies; non-public information about the Company's landfill development plans, landfill capacity, special projects, and the status of any permitting process; the status of any governmental investigation, charge, or lawsuit and the position of the Company regarding the value of such matter; non-public information regarding the Company's compliance with federal, state or local laws; information that gives the Company some competitive business advantage, or the opportunity of obtaining such an advantage, or the disclosure of which could be detrimental to the interests of the Company; and/or information that is not generally known outside the Company.

3.2         As a consequence of Employee’s acquisition of Confidential Information, Employee agrees that it is reasonable and necessary that he make the following covenants:

(a)       At no time while Employee is employed or at any time after his employment ends will Employee disclose Confidential Information to any person or entity either inside or outside of the Company other than as necessary in carrying out his duties and responsibilities, nor will Employee use, copy, or transfer Confidential Information other than as necessary in carrying out his duties and responsibilities, without first obtaining the Company's prior written consent. In the event a court concludes that the temporal restrictions in this Section 3.2(a) are unreasonable, Employee's obligations under this Section 3.2(a) will end three (3) years after his employment ends.

(b)       During his employment, Employee agrees to promptly disclose to the Company all information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries and inventions ("Inventions"), which he conceives, develops, creates, or acquires, either individually or jointly with others, and which relate to the business, products, or services of the Company, irrespective of whether such Inventions were conceived, developed, discovered, or acquired by Employee on the job, at home, or elsewhere. Employee further agrees that all right, title and interest (including copyrights) in and to any Inventions shall be the property of the Company.

(c)       When Employee's employment with the Company ends, Employee will immediately deliver to the Company (or its designee) anything containing Confidential Information including, but not limited to, reports, studies, materials, records, documents, books, files, videotapes, tape recordings, computers, computer disks, flash/thumb drives, COs, DVDs, PDAs, Blackberry devices, mobile telephones, and/or other devices used to store electronic data, including any copies thereof, whether made by Employee or which came into his possession prior to or during his employment concerning the business or affairs of the Company.

4.     Employee's Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Obligations.

4.1    Definitions:

(a)       "Principal Competitor'' means: (i) Waste Management, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc., or Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (including their predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, or affiliate operations); or (ii) any public or private business (including their predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, or affiliate operations) conducting Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management services in three (3) or more states in which the Company conducts business.

(b)       "Competitor” means any public or private business that provides Non- hazardous Solid Waste Management services in any state in which the Company conducts business.

(c)       "Rendering Services" means any of the following activities, whether done directly or through others, whether done in person or through telephonic, electronic, or some other means of communication, and whether done as a principal, director, officer, agent, employee, contractor, or consultant: (i) performing any kind of services or duties related to Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management; (ii) selling, marketing, managing, or brokering Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management services;(iii) developing, managing, or otherwise handling data or information concerning potential or actual acquisitions of businesses that engage in Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management; (iv) participating in any decision, or developing, or implementing any strategy, to acquire such businesses;(v) formulating, reviewing, or implementing long or short term marketing, sales, or operational strategies related to Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Management;(vi)conducting or reviewing cost benefit analysis on proposed projects related to Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Management; (vii) conducting, participating in, or otherwise assisting any review of the prices or rates charged by the Company, whether in connection with an initial contract bid, a contract extension, or a request for a price/rate increase; (viii) soliciting, requesting, reviewing, analyzing, or otherwise 

handling Confidential Information about the costs (including SG&A or operational), revenues, or profit margins of the Company; (ix) determining, advising, or recommending whether to award a contract to the Company, or whether, and to what extent, the Company is entitled to an increase in its rates or prices; and/or (x) performing any functions that are the same as, or substantially similar to, the duties Employee performed for the Company at any time during the last twenty-four (24) months of his employment.

(d)      "Contact" means any direct or indirect interaction between Employee and any customer, potential customer, or acquisition prospect, which takes place in an effort to further a business relationship, whether done directly or through others, whether in person or through telephonic, electronic, or some other means of communication, and whether done as a principal, director, officer, agent, employee, contractor, or consultant.

(e)    "Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management means the collection,
0    hauling, disposal, or recycling, of non-hazardous refuse or other services provided by the Company.
(t)     "Facility'' means the physical location at which the Company owns,
leases, or operates: (i) an office; (ii) a collection operation; or (iii)  a post-collection operation (including, but not limited to, landfills, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, recycling facilities and compost facilities).

(g)      "Solicit" means soliciting directly or through others, whether done in person or through telephonic, electronic, or some other means of communication, and whether done as a principal, director, officer, agent, employee, contractor, or consultant.

4.2     Prohibition Against Competition.

(a)      During his employment, and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after his employment ends, Employee will not compete with the Company to the extent, and subject to the express limitations, provided in this Section 4.2. In the event a court concludes that twenty­ four (24) months is an unreasonable period of time, Employee's obligations under this Section 4.2 will end eighteen (18) months after his employment ends.

(b)      During his employment, Employee will have detailed knowledge of, and active participation in, many issues affecting the Company's operations across the nation. Much of the Confidential Information Employee will receive will not be limited to a particular geographic area. Nonetheless, the Parties recognize that an appropriate non-competition obligation should balance Employee's interest in future employment with the Company's interest in protecting its Confidential Information and other protectable interests. Accordingly, Employee agrees that he will not Render Services to any Principal Competitor, or to any Competitor, that are: (i) rendered in a state in which the Company does business; or (ii) directed at achieving, or intended to achieve, a result in any such state.   In the event a court concludes that this particular restriction is not reasonably limited, Employee will not Render Services to any Principal Competitor, or to any Competitor, that are: (i) rendered within forty (40) miles of any Facility; or (ii) directed at achieving, or intended to achieve, a result within forty (40) miles of any Facility.
04.3     Prohibition Against Solicitation.

(a)      During his employment, and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after his employment ends, Employee will limit his activities relating to customers, potential 

customers, acquisition prospects, employees, consultants and independent contractors of the Company to the extent, and subject to the express limitations, provided in this Section 4.3. In the event a court concludes that twenty-four (24) months is an unreasonable period of time, Employee's obligations under this Section 4.3 will end eighteen (18) months after his employment ends.
(b)       Employee will not Contact any customers, potential customers, or acquisition prospects of the Company that Employee generated, serviced, managed, contacted, or maintained at any time during the last twenty-four (24) months of his employment on behalf of any Principal Competitor, or any Competitor, that provides Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management services within forty (40) miles of any Facility.

(c)      Employee will not, either directly or indirectly, raid, Solicit, attempt to Solicit, or induce, any employee of, consultant to, or independent contractor of, the Company to terminate his or her relationship with the Company in order to become an employee of, consultant to, independent contractor of: or act in any other way on behalf of, any other person or entity.

4.4      Judicial Modification. If the applicable temporal or geographic limitations agreed to by the Parties in this Section 4 are found by a court to be overbroad, the Parties expressly authorize the judge before whom any dispute is brought to impose the broadest temporal and geographic limitations permissible under the law.

5.     Miscellaneous.

5.1      Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will neither operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

5.2      Assignment. The Company may assign this Agreement upon written notice to Employee. However, Employee agrees that his rights and obligations under this Agreement are personal to him and may not be assigned without the express written consent of the Company.

5.3      Entire Agreement, No Oral Amendments.  This Agreement supplements Employee's Employment Agreement and replaces and merges all previous agreements and discussions relating to any non-competition, non-solicitation and/or confidentiality obligations owed by Employee to the Company and it constitutes the entire agreement between Employee and the Company with respect to the rights and obligations of either Party in that regard. This Agreement may not be modified except by a written agreement signed by an executive officer of the Company.

5.4      Enforceability. If a court or arbitrator authorized by this Agreement to resolve disputes between the Parties determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be struck from the Agreement without affecting any other provision of this Agreement. All remaining provisions of this Agreement that were not struck will be enforced according to their terms.

5.5      Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. Additionally, the Parties agree that the courts situated in Maricopa County, Arizona will have personal jurisdiction over them to hear all disputes arising under, or related to, this Agreement and that venue will be proper only in Maricopa County, Arizona.

5.6      Injunctive Relief. The Company and Employee agree that a breach of any term of this Agreement by Employee would cause irreparable harm to the Company and that, in the event of such breach, the Company will have, in addition to any and all remedies of law, the right to an 

injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent or redress the violation of Employee's obligations under this Agreement. Additionally, to provide the Company with the protections it has bargained for in this Agreement, any period of time in which Employee has been in breach will extend, by that amount of time, the time for which Employee should be precluded from further breaching the promises made in the Agreement.

5.7      Attorneys' Fees. The Company and Employee agree that, if Employee is found to have breached any term of this Agreement, the Company will be entitled to recover the attorneys' fees and costs it incurred in enforcing this Agreement

The Parties, intending to be bound, execute this Agreement as of the Effective Date identified
in Employee's Employment Agreement.

    

EMPLOYEE                     COMPANY                        
   
/s/ Jeffrey A. Hughes                   By:  /s/ James E. O’Connor        
                  
                   Jeffrey A. Hughes        Its Chairman and CEO              

                                    
                                    
                                    

                                        

APPENDIX B
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Date:    December 3, 2008

To:    Jeff Hughes

From:    Jim O'Connor

Re:    Executive Vice President - Human Resources

I am pleased to offer you the position of EVP -Human Resources effective on the close of our merger. Here are the highlights of my offer:

•Salary: Your base salary will increase by $6200 (1.6%) from $385K to $391.2K.

•Perquisite Allowance: No financial planning, auto or dues reimbursements will be provided to any executives in the new Republic.

•Bonus: Your annual management bonus target will be 80% of your salary ($313K).

•Stock Award: You will be eligible for a stock award in early 2009 valued at roughly $60K.
The actual amount and specific form of the award will be communicated as we finalize our executive compensation plans and subject to the approval of the new board's compensation committee.

•Long-Term Incentive Plan: You will be eligible to participate in our Long-Term Incentive Plan with a $170K award target. This incentive will be tied to achieving our key financial goals over the next three-year period (2009 -2011). A new LTIP award opportunity will be established each year so that this incentive will become part of your annual compensation. The 2009-2011 cycle LTIP and all subsequent LTIP cycles are provided subject to the approval of the new board's compensation committee.

•Integration Bonus: You will be eligible for a one-time integration bonus earned upon achieving our synergy goals. More specifics on this bonus opportunity will be provided separately subject to its approval by the board, both in principle and in amount.

•Deferred Compensation Plan: A 2009 annual contribution of$55K will be made into the Deferred Compensation Plan account as a special executive benefit. This contribution is in lieu of a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and it is made at the discretion of the board.

This offer is contingent upon you signing a new non-compete agreement and a new employment agreement. Your new employment agreement will include the details of this memorandum as well as additional considerations provided to you in the event of a future change in control or separation from the company. A copy of the agreements will be provided to you shortly for review.

Jeff, I know that I can count on your continued support as we integrate two great companies into an even greater and more powerful new Republic. Your new compensation package represents total direct compensation of $934,200 (not 

including the 55K deferred compensation contribution) compared to your current total direct compensation of $834,200.

Please sign below to acknowledge your acceptance of this offer.

                                EMPLOYEE                                      
                      /s/ Jeffrey A. Hughes                                 12/8/08       
                             Signature                        Date

APPENDIX C

Change in Control means one of the following: (a) the Company merges or consolidates, or agrees to merge or to consolidate, with any other corporation (other than a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) and is not the surviving corporation (or survives as a subsidiary of another corporation), (b) the Company sells, or agrees to sell, all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity, (c) the Company is dissolved, (d) any third person or entity (other than Apollo Advisors, L.P., The Blackstone Group L.P., or a trustee or committee of any qualified employee benefit plan of the Company) together with its affiliates shall become (by tender offer or otherwise), directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of at least 30% of the voting stock of the Company, or (e) the individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company as of the Effective Date (“Incumbent Board”) shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, that any person becoming a director whose election or nomination for election was approved by a majority of the members of the Incumbent Board shall be considered, for the purposes of this Agreement, a member of the Incumbent Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a "Change in Control" for purposes of this Agreement shall not include the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 22, 2008, by and among Republic Services, Inc., RS Merger Wedge, Inc. and Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

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