Waste management and recycling infrastructure operator with 42,000-person field network
Republic Services operates large-scale waste collection, recycling, and environmental remediation across North America. Stack reveals operational tech DNA—LIMS and PLC for facility control, Salesforce + ServiceNow for customer and field operations—paired with active hiring velocity across ops roles (1,200+ open positions) and engineering-driven projects on route optimization and EV deployment. The company is scaling field execution and compliance infrastructure, not building software products.
Notable leadership hires: Municipal Sales Director, Business Development Director, Operations Lead, Field Ops Lead, Finance Director
Republic Services provides waste collection, recycling, solid-waste disposal, hazardous-waste treatment, and emergency environmental response to commercial and municipal customers. The 42,000-person workforce operates a network of recycling centers, transfer stations, and landfills that convert biogas to renewable energy. Revenue comes from collection services, landfill tipping fees, and specialty services including drum management, tank cleaning, and site remediation. The business is mature and regulated, with primary pain points centered on safety compliance, route efficiency, and revenue targeting rather than product innovation.
Core systems include LIMS (lab pack and waste-tracking software), PLC (landfill and facility automation), Salesforce (CRM), ServiceNow (field operations and ITSM), and analytics tools (Power BI, SQL). Development uses Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript. Testing relies on Selenium, Appium, and JMeter.
Phoenix, Arizona. The company is publicly traded with 10,001+ employees and operates across the United States, Canada, and France.
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