Special Stuff
Recycling Hotline (408) 924-5453 or 1-(800)-533-8414
For a guide to recyclers or information about recycling unusual
materials not mentioned here, visit the Center for the Development
of Recycling's searchable
database or call the Center's Santa Clara County Recycling Hotline
at (408) 924-5453 or 1-(800)-533-8414.
Household Hazardous Waste
You can schedule a free disposal appointment for hazardous materials
such as batteries, cleaning fluids, fluorescent bulbs, paint, pesticides
and fertilizers, pool chemicals, solvents, medical waste, and mercury
thermometers. Call the Santa
Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program at 299-7300.
Or find local drop off collection locations for the following common
household hazardous wastes:
Electronics
See Santa Clara County's Recycling
Guide for CRTs and Electronics (PDF format, 39 KB) for a
current list of electronics recyclers for each city in Santa
Clara County.
Find more resources for recycling Universal
Wastes, including cell
phones, digital cameras and stereos.
Large Item Collection
You can have "bulky" items, such as mattresses, sofas, refrigerators,
or tires, picked up at your curb for a small fee. To schedule
a
pick-up appointment, call 535-3500. Residents of apartments and
condos should contact their property managers to arrange a large
item pick-up.
Providing a yearly cleanup program in San José would increase costs
significantly for San José garbage service ratepayers. As
an alternative, San José offers a flexible, low-cost large
item collection program to meet your needs and schedule.
Construction Debris
The City of San José has a Construction & Demolition Diversion
Deposit (CDDD) Program to ensure that construction and demolition
materials, for sites that have been issued a building permit, can
be recovered or reused instead of ending up in a landfill. For more
information about CDDD, visit Construction
and Demolition Recycling. This web site also lists CDDD-certified
facilities that will recover or recycle construction materials.
Check our web site listing of City
of San José Franchised Solid Waste Haulers for information
on debris box rentals.
Holiday Tree
Natural and flocked holiday trees will be collected for recycling
on the same day as your garbage, recycling and yard trimmings. You
don't need to attach an "Extra Garbage" sticker, but you do need
to remove tinsel, decorations and the tree stand. Trees should then
be cut into five-foot lengths and placed in the street 1 foot from
the curb and 5 feet from your garbage and recycling carts and parked
vehicles.
If you live in an apartment, townhouse or condo, ask your property
manager if special arrangements have been made for recycling holiday
trees on-site. |
