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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.


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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:

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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.


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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.


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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.

 

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Last Modified Date: 4/7/2008

 
 

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