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Recycling & Garbage

Find collection schedules, recycling services and disposal instructions. Find disposal facilities, accepted materials and visitor information. Find household hazardous-waste receiving programs, eligibility and appointments. Find material-specific recycling, reuse and disposal resources.

Source checked October 15, 2026[1]
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Website address
www.sanjoseca.gov

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Contact details & office locations ↓
City of San Jose collection-service resources. Eligibility depends on the address, property type and provider account; this is not countywide curbside collection.[2]

Online services & information

These links were found on official source pages. Each service is handled by the office.

Find your collection schedule — City of San José (opens in a new tab)[3]Official instructions

City collection-schedule lookup for the property’s recycling and garbage service.

What to recycle — San José material guide (opens in a new tab)[4]Official instructions

City-referred material-by-material recycling guide.

Household hazardous-waste instructions (opens in a new tab)[5]Official instructions

City referral for household hazardous-waste disposal and appointments.

Landfills and transfer stations (opens in a new tab)[6]Official instructions

City landfill and transfer-station resources.

Recycling collection schedule — City of San José (opens in a new tab)[8]Official instructions

Official city collection-schedule lookup for recycling service.

Fees

Fees are quoted only when a source document supports the amount and conditions.

Fee amounts have not been reviewed for this office.

Check the official website for its current fee schedule. No fee should be assumed to be free.

Forms & documents

Official forms and document pages for this office’s services.

Forms have not been reviewed yet. Visit the official website for the current forms and instructions.

Sources & last checked1 source page · 8 citations

Sources were checked by an AI-assisted research process. A checked website does not mean every service or fee on it has been reviewed.

  1. [1] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — city-0668000
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    Recycling & Garbage
  2. [2] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — city-0668000
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    Recycling & Garbage
  3. [3] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — Find your collection schedule — City of San José
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    Find My Collection Schedule
  4. [4] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — What to recycle — San José material guide
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    What to recycle
  5. [5] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — Household hazardous-waste instructions
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    Household hazardous waste
  6. [6] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — Landfills and transfer stations
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    Landfills & transfer stations
  7. [7] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — Schedule a free Junk Pickup appointment
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    call 408-535-3500 to schedule a free Junk Pickup appointment.
  8. [8] San Jose — waste primary (opens in a new tab)

    City of San Jose · Waste service — Find your collection schedule — City of San José
    Source reviewed October 15, 2026

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    Find My Collection Schedule
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