Sunrise has been in the garbage collection business for over thirty-five years. The company was founded by Stuart G. Thayer, Jr., a native of the once booming coal town of Coketon, WV. Mr. Thayer pioneered the first garbage collection in many areas of Tucker, Grant and Randolph Counties in West Virginia.

Today, Sunrise boasts all the high-tech collection vehicles, shop and office equipment and facilities as the major collection companies in the world. Recycling has been an important service that Sunrise has been offering over the recent years, which has proven very successful.