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100

This metric is used to evaluate a company's operating performance and can be seen as a proxy for a company's cash flow.

What is EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization)?  (Republic Services 2024: 4.98B / adjusted EBITDA margin of 31-percent)

100

Fifteen.

What is the total number of contracts, agreements, and licenses held by Republic Services in Central Oregon? (bonus points if you can name them: Deschutes - 3, DR, DT, La Pine, Klamath, Redmond, Bend, Sisters, Jefferson*, Crook, Prineville, Sisters Recycle Center, Paulina).

100

This company implemented a policy that prohibited its employees from smiling during work hours. This was supposedly done to create a more professional atmosphere.  

What is Sheetz?  

100

2.0 or less.

What is the TRIR goal for Republic by 2030?

(Bonus what does TRIR stand for? Total reportable injury rate.  This represents the number of recordable workplace injury incidents per 100 full-time employees over a one-year period).

100

PACCAR MX-11, PACCAR PX-9 engines, Cummins L9N, Cummins ISX12N.

What are engines used by Peterbuilt?

200

regularity, consistency, sincerity, permanence of methods, non-compensation, prudence, continuity, periodicity, materiality and utmost good faith.

What are the principals of GAAP?

200

A legal contract that automatically renews after the contract "expires" for another year, until both parties decide to terminate it.

What is an evergreen contract?

200

This company has a policy that once a year, employees with one or more years of service under their belts are asked if they would like to leave the company in exchange of a pay-out based on how long they have worked for the company.  One condition, once they leave, they can never come back. 


What is Amazon?

200

152

What is the number of commercial lifts performed yesterday in 4675?

200

Based on an industry trade publication, this company operates the third largest vocational fleet in the United States.

What is Republic Services? (17,600 vehicles with an average age of 7.9 years)
300

This is the measurement we use to right size our operational spend based on sales.  

What is GOE as a percent of revenue?

300
This is the amount of money projected to spend lobbying by Republic Services in the State of Oregon in 2025.

$24,000.  ($25,000 in political contributions)

300

Focused on attracting, hiring and developing early career leaders, these two rotational training and development programs, have graduated 109 leaders into leadership positions.

What is/are the General Manager Acceleration Program (GMAP) and Operations Manager Acceleration Program?

300

This metric represents our operational efficiency for the Small Container line of business.  

What is Yards per Hour?

300

As of December 31, 2024, Republic Services operated X electric collection vehicles and had X commercial scale electric charging facilities.

What is 52 EVs and 22 commercial scale charging facilities?

400

These are two of the most important post collections data points for Republic Services: 5.0M and 208.


What is the amount of airspace permitted at the end of 2024 and the number of sites?

400

This acronym is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed development and infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations.

What is NIMBY?

400

The RS absolute related to odor management (ABS OPS 4.1) is driven, in part, by what federal law?

What is RCRA (resource conservation recovery act)?

400

An operation is considered this If you the same driver on the same route in the same truck.

What is route ready? (Bonus point if you explain why it matters)

400

the regular, planned maintenance activities designed to reduce the likelihood of equipment failures

What is preventative maintenance?

500

$7.254 B

What is the difference between revenue in 2014 and 2024?  ($8.778B  to $16.032B)

500

This contract or group of contracts is the most valuable of the CO Book of Business.

City of Bend.
500

This calculation is used to determine projected turnover for Republic Services.

TR = (YTD Terminations * annualization factor)/(Average HC)*100

500

You are this if you go above and beyond to exceed customers’ expectations.  

What is Committed to Serve?


500

This is the enterprise asset management system designed to digitally connect our maintenance team to our collection fleet of vehicles.

What is MPower?