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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
Can Republic Services Take Out Waste Management?
Republic Services is a smaller player in the waste and recycling industry than Waste Management, but its growth prospects could make it a threat to its bigger rival.
Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and optimism about the prospects for the recycling and trash business pushed shares to new all-time highs during the summer. Yet even as Waste Management (NYSE:WM) reported earnings earlier today that beat expectations, Republic Services is looking for ways to produce even more growth and catch up with its longtime rival in the business.
Republic Services and Waste Management have both done a good job over the years of producing growth through consolidation. Yet although acquiring smaller players could continue to provide growth opportunities for both companies, Republic has attracted more interest from Bill Gates' Cascade Investment, which has a $3 billion investment in Republic compared to having l...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: Can Republic Services Take Out Waste Management?
Republic Services is a smaller player in the waste and recycling industry than Waste Management, but its growth prospects could make it a threat to its bigger rival.
Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and optimism about the prospects for the recycling and trash business pushed shares to new all-time highs during the summer. Yet even as Waste Management (NYSE:WM) reported earnings earlier today that beat exp... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
