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Waste & Recycling

San Jose Recycles

Your guide to reducing, reusing and recycling in San José, provided by the City of San José Environmental Services Department.

  • Recycling Guide
      • What Goes Where?
      • Put in Recycling Cart/Bin
      • Put in Garbage Cart/Bin
      • Yard Trimmings Cart/Pile
      • CRV Refund
      • Junk Pickup
      • Plastic Bag Drop-Off
      • E-Waste
      • Hazardous Waste
      • Take to Landfill
      • Helpful Links
      • Most Confusing Items
      • Top Troublemakers: Don’t Recycle These!
      • Beverage Containers Redemption Locations
      • Construction & Demolition
      • Material
      • Bulbs & Batteries
      • Electronics
      • Glass
      • Metal
      • Paper
      • Plastic
      • Use
      • Automotive
      • Construction
      • Food Packaging
      • General Packaging
      • Holiday
      • Kitchen
      • Medical
  • Beverage Containers
  • Collection Services
  • Junk Pickup
  • Yard Trimmings
  • Blogs
  • Videos & Resources
  • Recycling Guide
      • What Goes Where?
      • Put in Recycling Cart/Bin
      • Put in Garbage Cart/Bin
      • Yard Trimmings Cart/Pile
      • CRV Refund
      • Junk Pickup
      • Plastic Bag Drop-Off
      • E-Waste
      • Hazardous Waste
      • Take to Landfill
      • Helpful Links
      • Most Confusing Items
      • Top Troublemakers: Don’t Recycle These!
      • Beverage Containers Redemption Locations
      • Construction & Demolition
      • Material
      • Bulbs & Batteries
      • Electronics
      • Glass
      • Metal
      • Paper
      • Plastic
      • Use
      • Automotive
      • Construction
      • Food Packaging
      • General Packaging
      • Holiday
      • Kitchen
      • Medical
  • Beverage Containers
  • Collection Services
  • Junk Pickup
  • Yard Trimmings
  • Blogs
  • Videos & Resources
  • Recycling
  • Garbage
  • Junk Pickup
  • Yard
  • More
chips

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Potato Chip & Snack Bags

Put in Garbage Cart/Bin
chips

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chip bag

Snack Bags Are Recycling Contaminants

The shiny lining in chip bags is often aluminum or a special mixed plastic. Since recycling plants cannot separate the plastic outer layer from the aluminum inner layer, these mixed-material bags cannot be recycled.

Most Confusing

  • Hazardous Waste
  • Cell Phones
  • Antifreeze
  • Used Motor Oil & Filters
  • Broken Glass
View All Most Confusing

Redeem for CRV Refund

  • Carbonated Fruit Drinks
  • Water & Mineral Water
  • Sports Drinks
  • Noncarbonated Fruit Drinks
  • Coffee Beverages
View All CRV Categories
City of San Jose Environmental Services
  • City of San José Environmental Services Department
  • Ask a Question about Recycling

City of San José Environmental Services Department
200 E. Santa Clara St., San José, CA 95113
SJEnvironment.org, SJEnvironment@sanjoseca.gov
(408) 535-3500 Main, (408) 294-9337 TTY

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