Recology\u2019s South Bay transfer station in North San Jose is now open to the public, giving city and county residents a central spot to drop off bulky items, yard waste, demolition debris and trash, the company announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The location, which was acquired by the company in 2019, offers easy access to both U.S. 101 and Interstate 880, making drop-offs \u201cconvenient\u201d for customers, Recology said in a news release.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe central location and opening for business at 6 a.m. give residents and businesses in the South Bay a great solution for dropping off materials,\u201d said Recology South Bay General Manager Gina Vasquez.<\/p>\n
The facility is open to the public Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Staff are on-site to welcome arriving customers and direct them where to unload. The public should contact Recology\u2019s South Bay office<\/a> directly for any questions.<\/p>\n Disposal fees vary based on material type and volume. Per cubic yard, rates range from $35 for scrap metal to $153 for compacted garbage, with standard trash, wood and yard waste set at $51.<\/p>\n Individual item fees range from $41 for mattresses and box springs to $61 for computer monitors, with standard furniture, tires and appliances costing between $45 and $55 each.<\/p>\n The site accepts waste from residents, businesses and contractors throughout Santa Clara County, including San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino and Mountain View.<\/p>\n Recology said it prioritizes material recovery, directing items to specialized facilities for reuse: scrap metal goes to a foundry, compostable materials are sent to Recology South Valley Organics near Gilroy, and non-recyclable items are routed to a landfill.<\/p>\n While Recology is not San Jose\u2019s official waste management provider, it is authorized to haul and collect debris in the area.<\/p>\n The station\u2019s opening comes as San Jose continues efforts to reduce contamination in its recycling operations.<\/p>\n Last month, the city released a list of the 10 items most frequently placed in recycling<\/a> bins by mistake. Its recycling website outlined proper disposal methods for those items<\/a>.<\/p>\n San Jose also offers residents free curbside pickup for bulky items like used furniture through 311. City officials are discouraging residents from leaving items in unauthorized donation bins<\/a>, urging them instead to connect with established nonprofits so resold items directly support vulnerable community members<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recology\u2019s South Bay transfer station in North San Jose is now open to the public, giving city and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,7,443,643,100,14293,1667,88,90,89,198,200],"class_list":["post-426081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-climate-change","tag-environment","tag-news","tag-north-san-jose","tag-recycling","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-south-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}