Suppliers and Procurement
Republic Services works with thousands of suppliers to support the needs of our customers and the communities we serve. The goal of the Republic Services Procurement organization is to source the right products and services of the highest quality and lowest total cost. We partner with suppliers who provide products, services, ideas, and innovations that can help us serve our customers with value-added, cost-effective solutions.
Supply Chain Management
Working with hundreds of suppliers nationally, the goal of Republic Services' procurement and supply chain management team is to source the right products and services of the highest quality and the lowest total cost. We partner with suppliers who provide products, services, ideas, and innovations that can help us serve our customers with value-added, cost-effective solutions. We believe in a supplier selection process in which we:
- Establish strong, lasting business relationships based on trust, respect, and teamwork.
- Abide by well-established procurement best practices.
- Maintain a strict code of conduct, ethics, and business standards.
Our Procurement Standards
In order to deliver superior service performance and effective recycling and waste solutions to our customers, we stress reliability in all areas of our business. We want our suppliers to embody our core values: Safe, Committed to Serve Environmentally Responsible, Driven, and Human-Centered.
What organizations do we purchase from?
Our procurement and Supply Chain Management Teams work hard to acquire suppliers that reinforce our solutions across the country. We purchase from a wide variety of disciplines that work toward our common goals. Below are examples of some of the products and services we consume.
Architecture, Real Estate & Construction
- Advertising and promotional
- Architects, drafting, and design
- Building construction
- Real estate
Containment Products
- Containers
- Container paint
- Baling wire
- Tarps
Clothing & Uniform
- Safety footwear
- Safety supplies and PPE
- Uniforms
Fuel & Power
- Cell Construction
- Energy Management
- Fuel
- Gas Wellheads
- Propane Gas
- Radiation Monitoring
- Waste Oil Removal
IT, Communication & Electrical Systems
- Cameras
- IT
- Mobile Devices
- Lighting
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems
- Telecom
Large Equipment
- Fasteners
- Flare Preventative Maintenance
- Hydraulics
- Hydraulic Filters
- Heavy Equipment
- Landfill Equipment
- Pumps
- Rental Equipment
Office, Printing & Shipping
- Copiers
- Decals (trucks & containers)
- Office supplies
- Postage machines
- Printed materials
- Shipping
Service Industries
- Environmental laboratory testing
- First aid supplies
- Cleaning/janitorial services
- Maintenance, repair and operations
- Pest control
- Security guard services
- Temporary labor
Vehicles & Transportation
- Service vehicles
- Transmissions
- Transportation services
- Travel
- Truck bodies
- Truck body parts
- Truck chassis
- Truck parts and supplies
Ready to join our supply chain?
If your values align with ours and you feel that an established relationship will be mutually beneficial, we’d like to hear from you. If a sourcing opportunity that fits your business offering comes available, we may contact you for more information. Suppliers that are included in the request for information (RFI) and request for proposal (RFP) processes may be selected from our records of registered suppliers.
