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Republic Services provides waste collection, recycling and disposal services. It handles residential, commercial and industrial waste management through an extensive network of facilities. Republic Services emphasizes sustainability and resource recovery, providing comprehensive waste solutions for 41 states.

Pros
  • Friendly and helpful customer service
  • Good communication about services
Cons
  • Unexpected price increases
  • Frequent missed pickups

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffRates

    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2026

    We have been a customer of Republic Services for over 25 years and have always received excellent service. Our driver, George, is phenomenal, our account representative, Pamela **, is absolutely the best. Her response time to any call or question is extremely quick. She's very knowledgeable and always looks out for our best interests. Republic Services is an excellent company for our needs.

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    Thank you for sharing your positive experience with us. We are glad to hear we are staying true to our values.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2025

    This 5 star review is going out to Chris ** and his squad out doing Central downtown area. I’ve had a few mishaps with some pick ups whether the fault was on me or his crew, Chris has come through making it right and handled in a very professional manor and time frame.. Reliable is what comes to mind when hear people looking for a trash company and I do express that as well. EXCELLENT JOB CHRIS AND SQUAD.

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    Response from Republic Services

    Hi E Denver, CO! Thank you so much for your generous words. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us - and we agree, Chris is truly an asset to our team!

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      Staff

      Reviewed June 25, 2025

      I want to take a minute to write a big THANK YOU to Tim M. who picked up our bin today. I went out a bit ago to bring my bins back to their 'resting' spots, went out the door and they were sitting there.. The driver had taken time to bring them back up the driveway and placed them where they set. I truly want him to know how I appreciate the thought. Please pass this on..

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      Response from Republic Services

      Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5-star rating - it's much appreciated!

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      Reviewed June 24, 2025

      As a small business with an estate clean out company, we have a lot of items that need disposed of. We have weekly pick up and have a team that we work with at Republic for the business. We have had really good experience with our account managers in the past, but all have transferred or left. Our new account manager, Tenisha ** has been, by far one of the best. She has followed through with all of our requests right away. She is friendly, eager to please and does her job well. I hope she sticks and stays!!

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      Response from Republic Services

      Hi Kim Twinsburg, Oh! Thank you so much for your generous words. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us - and we agree, Tenisha is truly an asset to our team!

      Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

      Reviewed March 6, 2025

      Idk if anyone is looking for trash pick up on the commercial side but I wanted to share my experience so others would know. I signed up with Republic and I have had nothing but awesomeness. TJ ** is wonderful to work with any questions I have he's on it. They come and pick up on your selected schedule. You are notified before they come as well as once they pick up. You are also made aware if there is a delay in your service for whatever reason. If you're not having Republic as your commercial trash service you're missing out. Best customer service hands down.

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      Response from Republic Services

      Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5-star rating - it's much appreciated!

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      TechPriceRates

      Reviewed Jan. 9, 2026

      Have been a customer for over 15 years. I would strongly not recommend Republic Services. When using their service, you get locked into 36-month contract that auto renews if you do not contact them, but you must contact them 60 days before end of contract to get out of the contract. If you cancel service before then you will pay a large sum of money. But they will offer you a 1-year price deal and then after giving you increase without notice. Per their terms and conditions they do not need to give you notice of any price increases. I received 2 increases in 1 year totaling $168.75. But they would be happy to renegotiate a 1-year price deal then lock you in for another 3 years. They price gouge the customer and once the customer realizes they are being gouged they will pay thousands to Republic for no services. Just them taking your money. The review really should be ZERO stars.

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      Response from Republic Services

      Hi Nathan, Thank you for sharing your feedback, we take pride in serving our customers and providing an exceptional customer experience. We would like the opportunity to make this right, please send us a private response including your service address with zip code, and a contact phone number. We hope to hear back from you soon. Thank you!

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      Reviewed Jan. 9, 2026

      Worst customer service EVER! Quick to take your money but try calling them for ANYTHING! I have been on hold 4 separate times for a minimum of 30 minutes. If you have a choice, NEVER use this company!

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      Response from Republic Services

      Hi William, Thank you for sharing your feedback, we take pride in serving our customers and providing an exceptional customer experience. We would like the opportunity to make this right, please send us a private response including your service address with zip code, and a contact phone number. We hope to hear back from you soon. Thank you!

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      Reviewed Jan. 8, 2026

      Only leaving 1 star because zero stars isn't an option. My entire experience with Republic Services has been a nightmare, start to finish. First trying to cancel service when I moved required multiple phone calls where I was placed on home for durations of 40+ minutes, only to reach an hour where there reps were gone for the day but rather than forwarding me to a voicemail or any sort of message that would've indicated the hold was futile I remained on hold, and would have, indefinitely.

      Next setting up pickup at my new house went suspiciously well, the containers were dropped off but the start up fee was ridiculously over priced. We had the service from Oct 9 until Jan and experienced more than 7 missed pickups. Each time we would report those on their web portal, nothing would be done. My husband and I both took turns calling and occasionally we would get through and they'd arrange a late pickup, or ONE time offered a $4 credit. The missed or delayed pickups persisted but of course the bills were always on time. Over $100 each time despite us not receiving the services we were paying for. I ultimately decided to cancel the 'service' and go with another provider.

      The cancellation process yielded a very unprofessional and accusatory response from the agent. After waiting on hold another 40 minutes I was told I never reported any of these issues and was accused of lying about the experience which was infuriating. All the time on hold, countless conversations, countless 'resolutions' only to be told 'I see no issues on your account'. The power of recording is the responsibility of the business, not the consumer and I found it incredibly unprofessional the tone and manner in which the call was handled. The rep agreed to cancel the account, told me there would be one more pickup and that the following week my containers would be collected. None of these things happened. No trash pickup, no recycling pickup and the containers remain on my property.

      We have an HOA and our new service provider has already dropped off their containers. I cannot have inordinate amounts of waste containers on my property, nor do I want to. I called again to see if Republic could have a pickup scheduled and they placed me on hold for 46 minutes. I called back and told the next rep not to forward me to anyone but to document a formal complaint and arrange a pickup. He was nice enough and agreed to escalate but we shall see if anything is done about the issues.

      So far my husband and I have lost COUNTLESS hours trying to get resolve on this matter only to be treated disrespectfully in return. I cannot fathom how a company this unprofessional remains in business this long. It's easily the worst customer experience I have ever had with a company. Save your time, money, and energy and use any other waste services available.

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      Response from Republic Services

      Hi Leslie, Thank you for sharing your feedback, we take pride in serving our customers and providing an exceptional customer experience. We would like the opportunity to make this right, please send us a private response including your service address with zip code, and a contact phone number. We hope to hear back from you soon. Thank you!

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      Reviewed Jan. 6, 2026

      Don’t ever miss a trash pick up because if you do, only once in 5 years, there is no grace, you’re just up a creek. We put our trash out at our usual time. The trash person happened to come earlier than usual. We have had the same trash schedule for YEARS. And when I called to have them pick up they were not willing to work with me at all. And I wasn’t talking to someone local, I was talking to someone at a call center somewhere else. Do NOT go with this company unless you have to.

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      Response from Republic Services

      We are sorry to hear that you were not provided an exceptional customer experience and would like to contact the local division on your behalf. Please send us an email to CustomerCareRequest@republicservices.com. Be sure to include your address and contact information with a copy of your post. We hope to hear back from you soon. Thank you!

      Customer ServicePriceStaff

      Reviewed Jan. 5, 2026

      They charge for an overfilled bin, even when I am onsite and have pictures of the UNDERFILLED bin. Over an hour on the phone, three reps transfer me to a line no one picks up. Republic is getting away with this all over the place. If there is a class-action anywhere, I want to be a part of it.

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      Response from Republic Services

      We are sorry to hear that you were not provided an exceptional customer experience and would like to contact the local division on your behalf. Please send us an email to CustomerCareRequest@republicservices.com. Be sure to include your address and contact information with a copy of your post. We hope to hear back from you soon. Thank you!

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      Republic Services Company Information

      Company Name:
      Republic Services
      Formerly Named:
      Republic Services - Waste Management
      Website:
      www.republicservices.com