# Who does Republic Services, Inc. pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/republic-services · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-11T20:21:13.25657+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Republic Services, Inc.'s confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Cummins, Caterpillar. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 2 dated sources, 0 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-11).

### US Ecology (high)
- metric: Amount $2.2B · acquisition completed 2022-05-02 · Total value of the US Ecology acquisition, including debt and net of cash acquired
- note: Republic Services acquired US Ecology in May 2022, adding hazardous and specialty waste treatment and field-service capabilities to its Environmental Solutions business. Total transaction value was $2.2 billion including debt and net of cash acquired.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-18) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000094/rsg-20251231.htm: "Other segment items during the year ended December 31, 2023, consist of US Ecology, Inc. acquisition integration and deal costs."
- [confirms] Houlihan Lokey (EN, analysis, published 2022-05-02) https://hl.com/about-us/transactions/houlihan-lokey-advises-us-ecology/: "The sale of US Ecology ... to Republic Services ... for $48.00 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $2.2 billion."
- [confirms] Republic Services (EN, ir, published 2022-05-02) https://investor.republicservices.com/news-releases/news-release-details/republic-services-completes-acquisition-us-ecology: "Republic Services ... completed its acquisition of all outstanding shares of US Ecology, Inc."
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2022-02-09) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783400/000110465922018983/tm225977d1_8k.htm: "US Ecology, Inc. entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Republic Services, Inc."

### Cummins (mid)  → /cummins.md
- metric: Count 226 vehicles · 2010 fleet deployment · Republic Services natural-gas vehicles deployed with Cummins Westport engines
- note: The 226 natural-gas collection vehicles Republic Services deployed to western U.S. operations in 2010 used Cummins Westport engines. The engine purchase value was not disclosed.
- [confirms] Republic Services (EN, ir, published 2010-03-31) https://investor.republicservices.com/news-releases/news-release-details/republic-services-refuse-and-recycling-fleet-gets-greener: "Vehicle chassis are built by Autocar and the engines by Cummins Westport."

### Caterpillar (mid)  → /caterpillar.md
- metric: Count 18 bulldozers · 2023 · Caterpillar electric-drive bulldozers reported in operation by Republic Services
- note: Republic Services uses Caterpillar heavy equipment, condition monitoring and oil-analysis services across landfills, transfer stations and recycling facilities. Its 2023 sustainability report says 18 Caterpillar electric-drive bulldozers were in operation.
- [confirms] Republic Services (EN, ir, published 2024-07-24) https://investor.republicservices.com/static-files/2023-Republic-Services-Sustainability-Report.pdf: "In 2023, we launched an innovative maintenance partnership with Caterpillar (CAT)."

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