Sue’s Recycling and Sanitation
PO Box 209 , Gore, Oklahoma, United States

Jim and Sue Smith met in March of 1977 when Sue began working at a local nuclear processing facility. Jim’s career there began a few years earlier in 1975. The two worked together for two years and eventually married in 1979. They bought a home and made their residence on Lake Tenkiller, OK.
A few years after they married, they began to look for opportunities to start their own business. The couple heard from a friend that the United States Corp of Engineers was accepting bids to collect trash in a local park. Sue prepared and submitted a bid. In only a few days, Sue received a notice in the mail informing her that she and Jim were the successful bidders! On July 4, 1984, Jim began picking up trash in the park using a half-ton truck with racks on the sides.

The Growth
Over the next few months, Jim and Sue were awarded contracts to service several other sites for the Corp. In September of 1985, Jim decided to leave his day job and focus full-time on running the business (then called S & S Contractors.) By 1992, S & S had grown to have several full-time employees and provided janitorial, trash collection and lawn maintenance services from Tulsa, OK to Fort Smith, AR.
At this point, all the garbage collected in the parks was being brought to the S & S facility and removed in dumpsters provided by a local trash company. Over time, the disposal needs of the business outgrew what could be provided by the local hauler. While looking through a local newspaper, Jim found a used trash truck for sale. He thought this would be a perfect solution for their situation. Jim contacted the seller and arranged to see the truck the following weekend. Jim and Sue drove to Tulsa to meet the truck’s owner, and a deal was made that day. Unfortunately, the truck had some mechanical problems on the way home, but Jim made quick work of fixing it, and he had it back on the road in no time. Since they purchased the trash truck, Jim and Sue no longer had to rely on another company to remove the garbage collected from the parks. This allowed them to expand their coverage area and provide more reliable service.
It wasn’t long before local residents started requesting pickup at their homes. At first, Jim and Sue declined, but as the requests kept coming in, it was obvious that this area needed a reliable curb-side garbage collection service. So, in late 1993 Sue decided to start the first residential pickup route. At that time, the driver would pick up the garbage from the customer’s home and bring it back to the S & S facility to be sorted. The recyclable materials were removed before the garbage was taken to the landfill. It quickly became clear that this method would greatly reduce the amount of waste taken to local landfills.
Customers were glad to have a convenient way to recycle, and the word spread quickly that curb-side collection service was available. Soon, people began calling to ask about the ‘Sue’s Recycling’ program. The name wasn’t fancy, but it stuck. Sue kept accepting new customers over the next few months, and she decided to officially operate with the name ‘Sue’s Recycling’.
In December 1993, Sue’s full-time employer (Kerr-McGee, later renamed Sequoyah Fuels) closed unexpectedly leaving her without a job. After 16 years of employment there, this was a shock, but Sue decided to use this opportunity to focus her attention on expanding her new business. She and Jim continued to accept new customers and look for more ways to provide service to their clients. Over the next couple of years, operating Sue’s Recycling became a full-time effort, so Jim and Sue decided to stop renewing their contracts with the Corp of Engineers. Eventually, all the Corp contracts were completed, and the ‘S & S Contractors’ name was officially retired.
The next several years brought a lot of progress. Jim and Sue continued to acquire new equipment and personnel to expand their service area. Soon Sue’s began to offer commercial service to local businesses, roll-off containers for construction and demolition sites, and industrial service for factories and warehouses.
Today, Sue’s has grown to serve customers in 16 counties across eastern Oklahoma, operate two transfer station locations, and provide customers with a wide variety of service options. Sue’s is proud to partner with many local area governments and volunteer organizations to lead community clean-up projects and has been honored by the Department of Transportation and the State of Oklahoma for eight consecutive years for its efforts and participation in the state-wide “Trash Off” event held annually in April.
The Sue’s team is proud to serve eastern Oklahoma and hopes to continue providing customers with reliable and affordable service for many years to come.

Residential Recycling & Waste Services

Whether you prefer to provide your own container or use one of ours, our curbside service option is ideal for single‐family households. Residential customers are picked up once per week.
Poly-Carts
Our poly-cart containers are very easy for customers to move and are designed to keep animals and insects out of your trash. These carts feature a hinged lid that can be fastened closed and rest on wheels for easy transport to and from the curb. There are two different sizes available, and they are approximately two and three times the size of a traditional trash can. Please see our container options page for more details.
Hand Pickup
Customers who prefer to use their own garbage cans may do so with our hand pickup service option. With this type of service, customers set their bagged garbage at the curb on their normal pickup day. It is not necessary to have the trash in a container as long as it is bagged. Some customers may choose to use a container to prevent animals from scattering their garbage, but that is a matter of personal preference. Please ask our office about details and limitations.
Dumpsters
Dumpsters may also be set for residential use. Please visit our Commercial Service page for more information about these containers.

Commercial Recycling & Waste Services

We offer dumpsters for commercial and residential use. These containers are available in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 cubic yard sizes. They are designed for household and light commercial garbage. These containers are generally emptied once per week, but additional service frequencies are available to fit your needs.
Please visit the containers options page to see the available sizes.
Due to regulations and limitations of the equipment servicing these containers, hazardous waste, medical waste, and heavy materials such as concrete and dirt cannot be serviced. For customers with a large amount of debris to be cleared, please visit our Roll‐off page for container options.

Industrial Recycling & Waste Services

Roll-off containers are used when a large quantity or heavy solid waste needs to be removed. They are excellent for hauling large, bulky items. These containers can be set on a service schedule, but are usually serviced on an “ON-CALL” basis. All roll-off containers have a hinged door that swings open for easier access.
Like all of our containers, roll-offs cannot contain material that is considered hazardous or medical waste.

Dumpsters
Dumpsters are used for businesses or residences that have a need for a large container on‐site at all times. These containers are made of metal and rest on casters. Plastic lids help keep your garbage in the container while keeping animals and other pests out.

Roll-Off Containers
Roll‐off containers provide an easy way to dispose of a large quantity of material. Their metal construction allows them to easily hold material by the ton. These boxes are commonly used by businesses and individuals during times of construction, remodeling, and general clean‐up. Each roll‐off container has a hinged rear door that swings open to allow for easy loading.