Collection facility.
San José Municipal Code § 20.200.200
in effectA "collection facility" is a facility for the deposit or drop-off of recyclable materials. Such a facility does not do processing except limited baling, batching, and sorting of materials other than glass. Collection facilities include the following: 1. A "small collection facility" is a facility that occupies an area of no more than five hundred square feet and that accepts by donation, redemption, or purchase beverage containers with California redemption value, metals, paper, and other recyclable materials, as defined in this chapter, except for motor oil and other hazardous materials. Acceptable recyclable materials are delivered to the site by the general public; and, such a facility does not accept materials from commercial vehicles. A small collection facility performs minimal preparation of recyclable material prior to transfer to a processing facility. Preparation may include baling, can flattening, or like methods use to reduce the mass of recyclables to facilitate efficient transport of materials. A small collection facility may include mobile recycling units, unattended containers, boxes, cans, kiosk-type units, bulk reverse vending machines, roll-off bins, and/or other containers or receptacles. Such a facility also may include a properly licensed automobile, truck, trailer, or van. 2. A "large collection facility" has all the characteristics of a small collection facility but may occupy an area greater than five hundred square feet. (Ord. 26248.)
Source: San José Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinancesFetched: 7/25/2026