The shares closed at $206.56 as the S&P 500 rose 0.29% to 7,230.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.31% to 49,499.27.
Republic Services ended the session 20.17% below its 52-week high of $258.75, reached on 3 June.
It still outperformed several peers on the day, with Waste Management, Ecolab and Clean Harbors all posting steeper or smaller declines, while trading volume of 1.2 million stayed below its 50-day average.
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