EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                      REPUBLIC CONTACTS
                                 Media Inquiries:     Will Flower (954) 769-6392
                                 Investor Inquiries:  Tod Holmes  (954) 769-2387
                                                      Ed Lang     (954) 769-3591

              REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. INITIATES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., JULY 30, 2003 - Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG)
announced today that its Board of Directors has initiated a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.06 per share, to be payable October 15, 2003, to shareholders of
record at the close of business on September 30, 2003, reflecting the Company's
growing long-term value.

"The initiation of a dividend signals the Board's confidence in Republic's
strong business model, solid balance sheet, and consistent ability to generate
substantial and predictable cash flow," said James E. O'Connor, Chairman and
CEO. "Our future cash flow gives us the financial flexibility to fund growth,
continue our share repurchase program and provide our shareholders with a cash
dividend."

Republic Services, Inc. is a leading provider of solid waste collection,
transfer and disposal services in the United States. The Company's operating
units are focused on providing solid waste services for commercial, industrial,
municipal and residential customers.

Certain statements and information included herein constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied, in or by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, whether
the Company's estimates and assumptions concerning its selected balance sheet
accounts, final capping, closure, post-closure and remediation costs, available
airspace, and projected costs and expenses related to the Company's landfills
and property and equipment, and labor, fuel rates and economic and inflationary
trends, turn out to be correct or appropriate, and various factors that will
impact the actual business and financial performance of the Company such as
competition and demand for services in the solid waste industry; the Company's
ability to manage growth; compliance with, and future changes in, environmental
regulations; the Company's ability to obtain approval from regulatory agencies
in connection with expansions at the Company's landfills; the ability to obtain
financing on acceptable terms to finance the Company's operations and growth
strategy and for the Company to operate within the limitations imposed by
financing arrangements; the ability of the Company to repurchase common stock at
prices that are accretive to earnings per share; the Company's dependence on key
personnel; general economic and market conditions including, but not limited to,
inflation and changes in commodity pricing, fuel, labor and other variable costs
that are generally not within the control of the Company; dependence on large,
long-term collection contracts; dependence on acquisitions for growth; risks
associated with undisclosed liabilities of acquired businesses; risks associated
with pending legal proceedings; and other factors contained in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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