Republic Services (RSG) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Republic Services, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Tod C. Holmes, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Tod C. Holmes

Tod C. Holmes
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
August 8, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Republic Services, Inc. and will be retained by Republic Services, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.