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How Bill Gates-Backed Republic Services Turns Trash Into Big Cash
Garbage was the ultimate commodity business until a young McKinsey consultant saw how Republic Services could transform itself into a profit machine by pricing all sorts of trash at a premium. Now he’...
Bill Gates Bought Up More of This Waste-Management Stock
Waste-management company Republic Services has been down in the dumps this year, but its largest shareholder, Bill Gates, just bought more shares. Republic Services stock (ticker: RSG) has slid 14% ye...