Allied Waste Industries, Inc. was a Fortune 500 company headquartered in

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. A vertically integrated company that owned and operated solid waste collection businesses,

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facilities, and landfills, it was a leader in the solid waste industry in the

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. It served more than 10 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across 128 major markets in 37 states and

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. After purchasing

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-based giant waste hauler

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(BFI) in 1999, together with

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firms the

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and

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.,A trash hauler is buying a much bigger rival, a type of deal that makes Wall Street a bit nervous
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'', March 9, 1999 Allied Waste Industries, Inc. became the second largest non-hazardous solid waste management company in the United States (behind industry leader Waste Management, Inc.), with annual revenues of over $5 billion and assets of nearly $14 billion. On June 23, 2008, Allied was purchased by its smaller competitor

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for US$6.1 billion. The merged company, retaining the ''Republic'' name, has become the second largest non-hazardous solid waste management company in the United States.

Environmental record

The company had a plan to reduce its local carbon footprint by more than 3.3 million pounds each year in

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, by converting its monthly 80,000 gallons of petroleum

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to B20 bio-diesel fuel. Allied Waste converted the local 225-truck fleet to the cleaner-burning B20. Allied Waste was a member of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS) Program which is outlined by the

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. John J. Zillmer, chairman and chief executive officer of Allied Waste, said, "Allied Waste has long been an active steward of our environment...we aim to employ environmentally responsible and sustainable practices." Allied Waste also implemented innovations such as gas-to-energy projects. Gas-to-energy converts waste gas from landfills into electricity which offsets conventional use of oil and natural gas.Creating Cleaner and Greener Communities
2008 retrieved 14 May 2008

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