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Recycling centers in San Jose, California
10 facilities with contact info, hours, pricing, and accepted materials. Compare them and find the closest drop-off.
Available Recycling Centers
ASC Recycling
1970 Monterey Rd San Jose CA 95112 USA
ASC Recycling is a San Jose drop-off recycling center at 1970 Monterey Road, open weekdays 9 AM to 4 PM and Saturdays 8 AM to noon. The facility accepts common household recyclables including cardboard, glass, plastics, electronics, and appliances.
Services: Drop-off recycling · Household recycling
Accepts: Cardboard, Glass, Plastics #1 and #2, Electronics, Appliances
What are ASC Recycling's hours?
Monday through Friday 9 AM to 4 PM and Saturday 8 AM to 12 PM.
How can I contact ASC Recycling?
Call the office at (408) 280-1888 or the cell line at (408) 460-4633.
M Lopez Recycling Inc
4148 Monterey Rd San Jose CA 95111 USA
Located in San Jose, California, M Lopez Recycling Inc is a recycling drop-off center at 4148 Monterey Road.
Radius Recycling - San Jose
11665 Berryessa Rd San Jose CA 95133 USA
Radius Recycling San Jose buys ferrous and nonferrous scrap including steel, aluminum, copper, brass, heavy iron, and light iron from its Berryessa Road yard in Santa Clara County. The facility serves the general public, contractors, metal dealers, and industrial customers with bin services and junk car recycling options. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Services: Scrap metal buying · Junk car recycling · Roll-off bin service · Construction and demolition scrap · Industrial metal recycling
Accepts: Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Heavy iron, Light iron, Junk cars
Where is Radius Recycling in San Jose?
The yard is at 11665 Berryessa Road, San Jose, CA 95133.
Does Radius Recycling San Jose buy junk cars?
Yes. They offer options to sell cars for parts or recycle them responsibly.
Ranch Town Recycling Center Inc.
775 Lincoln Ave San Jose CA 95126 USA
Ranch Town Metal Recycling on Lincoln Avenue in San Jose runs a non-ferrous buyback center open six days a week. The family-owned yard purchases copper pipe and wire, brass, radiators, lead, tubing, and e-waste from residents, schools, and businesses across the South Bay. California CRV redemption is also available for qualifying beverage containers.
Services: Non-ferrous scrap metal buyback · E-waste drop-off · California CRV beverage container redemption · Commercial scrap drop-off
Accepts: Copper pipe, Insulated copper wire (including Cat 5/6), Bare bright copper, Brass, Radiators, Tubing, Lead, E-waste
What ID is required to sell copper in California?
Valid government-issued ID. Recyclers record transaction details under state law; some copper sales may require photos, a thumbprint, or a short payment hold.
Do I need to strip copper wire before selling?
No. The facility handles insulated wire processing and sorting.
Story Road Recycling LLC
1303 Story Rd San Jose CA 95122 USA
State-certified CRV redemption center at 1303 Story Rd in San Jose. Redeems California Redemption Value on eligible aluminum, plastic, glass, and bi-metal beverage containers. CRV is 5 cents per container under 24 ounces and 10 cents for containers 24 ounces or larger.
Services: CRV bottle and can redemption · Redemption by weight · Redemption by count (up to 50 containers)
Accepts: CRV aluminum cans, CRV plastic bottles, CRV glass bottles, CRV bi-metal containers
What are the hours at Story Road Recycling?
Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday 7:00am to 5:00pm, and Sunday 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Do I need ID to redeem CRV containers?
Bring ID for redemption amounts over $100.
Materials Accepted in San Jose
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in San Jose include Appliances, Cardboard, Glass, Transfer Station, drop-off recycling. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Recycling in San Jose, California
San Jose runs one of the largest curbside recycling programs in California, serving over 200,000 single-family homes through two contracted haulers. The city sorts organics out of regular garbage at a materials recovery facility instead of issuing residents a separate food-scraps cart, which is a different setup than most Bay Area cities. Yard trimmings can go loose in the street at no charge or into an optional cart for a monthly fee. San Jose's Environmental Services Department also runs a free curbside Junk Pickup program and a permanent household hazardous waste facility at the Environmental Innovation Center.
Frequently Asked Questions
What goes in the recycling cart in San Jose?
San Jose's blue recycling cart takes paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers, metal cans, and glass bottles and jars, all mixed together in one cart since the city uses single-stream recycling. Glass is accepted curbside here, it does not need to be separated out. Everything is sorted afterward at a materials recovery facility. Plastic bags, foam containers, and food-soiled paper are not accepted in this cart and cause real problems for the sorting equipment.
Does San Jose have a separate food scraps or green cart?
No, and this is unusual for California. Unlike most cities meeting SB 1383 organics rules with a dedicated green cart, San Jose asks residents to put food scraps and food-soiled paper (napkins, pizza boxes, coffee filters) in the regular garbage cart, not in yard trimmings. The garbage is later sorted at the GreenWaste materials recovery facility, where organics are pulled out and sent to a composting facility. Yard trimmings stay a separate stream and should never be mixed with food waste.
How does yard trimmings collection work in San Jose?
Residents can set yard trimmings loose in the street at no extra charge, in piles no larger than 5 feet by 5 feet, or subscribe to an optional yard trimmings cart for a monthly fee through GreenWaste Recovery. Collection happens weekly on the same day as garbage and recycling pickup, and material goes to a composting facility.
Where can I take household hazardous waste and electronics in San Jose?
San Jose has a permanent free household hazardous waste (HHW) facility at the Environmental Innovation Center, run through the Santa Clara County HHW Program; appointments are booked at hhw.sccgov.org or by calling (408) 299-7300. E-waste like TVs, computers, and phones cannot legally go in the garbage or recycling cart. It can be dropped at a take-back location found through RecycleStuff.org or picked up for free through the city's Junk Pickup program.
How do I get rid of large items like furniture or appliances in San Jose?
San Jose residents, owners and renters alike, get free curbside Junk Pickup for up to 12 items per appointment, covering things like mattresses, sofas, refrigerators, and tires. Appointments are scheduled through San Jose 311 (311.SanJoseCA.gov, the 311 app, or 408-535-3500), and items are set out on the curb up to 24 hours before the scheduled date, the same way carts go out.
San Jose Recycling Tips
- •Rinse glass, plastic, and metal containers before putting them in the recycling cart; food and liquid residue is one of the main contamination problems the city has flagged in its recycling studies.
- •Never bag your food scraps separately for the yard trimmings pile. San Jose sorts food waste out of regular garbage at the MRF, and mixing it into yard trimmings attracts rodents and contaminates the compost stream.
- •Keep plastic bags, film, and foam out of the recycling cart. Take clean plastic bags to a store drop-off location instead; they jam the sorting equipment at the recycling facility.
- •Order free oil jugs and filter bags from your recycling collection company for used motor oil, then set them on the curb next to your cart. Do not mix in antifreeze or other automotive fluids, those need a county HHW appointment.
- •Schedule Junk Pickup and HHW appointments a few days ahead of when you need them; both are free but require booking through San Jose 311 or the county HHW site rather than just setting items on the curb unannounced.
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