FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

ZILLMER JOHN J 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC [ AW ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/5/2008
(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85054
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.01 par value   12/5/2008     M    96000   A (1) $0.00   358928   (2) D    
Common Stock, $.01 par value   12/5/2008     M    26813   A (1) $0.00   385741   D    
Common Stock, $.01 par value   12/5/2008     M    53626   A (1) $0.00   439367   D    
Common Stock, $.01 par value   12/5/2008     D (3)    439367   D   (3) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to buy)   $7.68   12/5/2008     D  (4)       1000000    12/5/2008   (5) 5/27/2015   Common Stock   1000000     (4) 0   D    
Employee stock option (right to buy)   $8.90   12/5/2008     D  (6)       495000    12/5/2008   (7) 1/3/2016   Common Stock   495000     (6) 0   D    
Employee stock option (right to buy)   $12.91   12/5/2008     D  (8)       425000    12/5/2008   (9) 12/5/2016   Common Stock   425000     (8) 0   D    
Employee stock option (right to buy)   $10.88   12/5/2008     D  (10)       350000    12/5/2008   (11) 12/17/2017   Common Stock   350000     (10) 0   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (12) 12/5/2008     M        96000    12/5/2008   (13) 12/5/2008   Common Stock   96000   $0.00   0   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (12) 12/5/2008     M        26813    12/5/2008   (14) 12/5/2008   Common Stock   26813   $0.00   0   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (12) 12/5/2008     M        53626    12/5/2008   (15) 12/5/2008   Common Stock   53626   $0.00   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Shares issued upon the vesting of restricted stock units.
( 2)  Includes 31,678 shares of restricted stock, the vesting of which was accelerated pursuant to merger agreement with Republic.
( 3)  Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc. at an exchange ratio of .45 shares of Republic Services, Inc. common stock, having a fair market value of $22.60 per share at the effective time of the merger, for each share of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. common stock.
( 4)  Converted into an option to purchase 450,000 shares of Republic Services, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $17.07 per share.
( 5)  The vesting schedule was accelerated for 316,657 options pursuant to merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc.
( 6)  Converted into an option to purchase 222,750 shares of Republic Services, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $19.78 per share.
( 7)  The vesting schedule was accelerated for 297,000 options pursuant to merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc.
( 8)  Converted into an option to purchase 191,250 shares of Republic Services, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $28.69 per share.
( 9)  The vesting schedule was accelerated for 212,500 options pursuant to merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc.
( 10)  Converted into an option to purchase 157,500 shares of Republic Services, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $24.18 per share.
( 11)  The vesting schedule was accelerated for 350,000 options pursuant to merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc.
( 12)  1-for-1 conversion (i.e., one (1) restricted stock unit was converted into one (1) share of Issuer common stock).
( 13)  The vesting schedule for 96,000 restricted stock units was accelerated pursuant to merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc.
( 14)  The vesting schedule for 26,813 restricted stock units was accelerated pursuant to the merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc.
( 15)  The issuance date for 53,626 restricted stock units was accelerated pursuant to merger agreement with Republic Services, Inc.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ZILLMER JOHN J
18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY
PHOENIX, AZ 85054 		X
Chairman & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Jo Lynn White, Attorney-in-Fact 12/9/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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