Sanitary Service Company, Inc.

Locally-owned and family-operated, Sanitary Service Company, Inc. (SSC) is Whatcom County's largest full-service recycling and waste collection company.As fellow neighbors, we care about our community and take pride in supporting the areas we service by participating in local events. SSC is a proud business member of Sustainable Connections and the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry. As a 5-Star EnviroStar, Whatcom Watershed Pledge participant, Whatcom County Waste-Wise Business, 100% Green Power business and Toward Zero Waste Pioneer, we strive to reduce our waste, reuse and recycle where we can. We regularly use products made from recycled materials and continue to find ways to incorporate other recycled products into our daily operations.We are fortunate to live in such a beautiful area, but we all share in the responsibility to protect and preserve its health and beauty. At SSC, we take this responsibility seriously and are proud of our many years of service to this community. Working together, we can ensure a clean and healthy environment - today and for the future.

Sanitary Service Company, Inc. (SSC) is Whatcom County’s largest recycling and garbage collection company, serving over 45,000 residential and commercial customers in Bellingham, Ferndale, Birch Bay, Blaine and the majority of unincorporated Whatcom County.SSC is Whatcom County's largest recycling and garbage collection provider. Family-owned and locally-operated since 1929, we serve the communities of Bellingham, Ferndale, Birch Bay, Blaine and the majority of unincorporated Whatcom County.Sanitary Service Company, Inc. (SSC) offers curbside recycling and garbage collection services, jobsite and event services including portable toilet and storage box rentals, our award-winning FoodPlus! service, mobile data shredding and junk hauling. New! Manage your account online.New! WTA Route 46 with stop at our office building. Plus - bike racks conveniently located outside our main office on Bellwether Way and at our Bellingham Recycle Center / Transfer Station at 1001 Roeder Avenue (corner F & Roeder).SSC was named the 2012 Green Business of the Year by the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI). SSC was recognized for our commitment to sustainable business practices and customer services, including our use of biodiesel in our fleet of recycling, garbage and delivery trucks. We are a sustaining member of Sustainable Connections, Toward Zero Waste Founding Pioneer, 100% Green Power Leader, 5-Star EnviroStar, BizCycle Silver bicycle-friendly business and Whatcom Smart Trips employer. 

In 1929, Sanitary Service Company opened for business in Bellingham with five employees and 500 customers. Today, we employ more than 90 people and serve over 45,000 commercial and residential customers in Bellingham, Ferndale, Birch Bay and the majority of unincorporated Whatcom County.Old Settlers,Garbage collection circa 1930's. Gus Razore (L) and Jaquin (R) and (ret.) Fire House horses 'Patrick and Max'Sanitary Service Company, Inc. was co-founded by Agostino 'Gus' Razore. Mr. Razore was born in 1895 in Sant'Olcese, Italy, a small mountain village just outside Genoa in Northern Italy. Mr. Razore emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16, entering through Ellis Island, New York, before traveling cross country by train to Seattle. He eventually settled in Bellingham and worked for several years in the truck gardens before starting SSC.In 1929, Mr. Razore and two other local businessmen, Josie Razore (no relation) and Mario Torre established City Sanitary Service Company, Bellingham's first garbage collection company. City Sanitary Service Company, now Sanitary Service Company, Inc., originally collected garbage from local residents and businesses by horse and wagon.Gus Razore died in 1978 at the age of 83. He is well-remembered for his contributions to the community. In 1997, the Washington Refuse and Recycling Association (WRRA), the state trade association for garbage and recycling haulers, honored Mr. Razore for his contributions to the solid waste and recycling handling industry. SSC continued as a family-run business, being operated by Mr. Razore's two sons, Joe and Paul, as well as employing other Razore family members. After retiring from SSC, Joe went on to open Joe and Cora’s U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm with his wife Cora, before passing away in 2008. Paul Razore continues as company President.