Article: Republic Services Agrees to Purchase from Allied Waste Certain DOJ Required Divestitures for Approximately $230 Million.

- Companies Separately Announce Transactions

Involving Purchase and Sale of Certain Assets -

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW) announced today that they have entered into binding definitive agreements under which Republic Services has agreed to purchase certain solid waste services assets from Allied Waste for approximately $230 million in cash. The purchase, which includes assets located in seven markets, represents partial compliance with the requirements of the consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice arising from Allied ...

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