UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 6, 1998
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
AMERICAN DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-28652 13-3858494
(State or other Commission File Number (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification
incorporation or Number)
organization)
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 230, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60521
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(708) 655-1105
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 5. Other Events
On January 6, 1998, American Disposal Services, Inc.
(the "Company") acquired all of the outstanding shares (the
"Shares") of capital stock of R.C. Miller Enterprises, Inc. ("R.C.
Miller"), which provides solid waste collection, transportation,
processing, hauling, transfer and disposal services, as well as
recycling services, and services for the disposal of construction
and demolition debris, in the vicinity of Canton, Ohio. The
consideration for the Shares consisted of 1,406,896 shares of the
Company's Common Stock (subject to adjustment) and $600,000 in
cash.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements: None.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None.
(c) Exhibits: None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC.
Date: January 22, 1998
By:/s/ Richard De Young
Richard De Young
President and Chief Executive Officer
