Facility details
- Address
- 1720 Old Bayshore Hwy
San Jose, CA 95112 - Phone
- (408) 437-7553
- Website
- recyclingspecialistsinc.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Santa Clara County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110064931490
Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 147049 · NPDES permit CAZ483077 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000424140
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2026-02-03
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Rogers Avenue Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · San Jose, CA
- Commodity Resource & Environmental Recycling 0.1 mi · San Jose, CA
- Recology Silicon Valley Recycling 0.1 mi · San Jose, CA
- Tung Tai Group Recycling 0.4 mi · San Jose, CA
- GreenWaste Transfer Station Of Hayward Transfer Station 0.4 mi · San Jose, CA
- Greenwaste Recovery Facility MRF 0.7 mi · San Jose, CA
- West Valley Recycles Recycling 0.8 mi · San Jose, CA
- San Jose Metals Recycling Recycling 0.9 mi · San Jose, CA
- A&J Electronics Recycling E-Waste Recycling 1.1 mi · San Jose, CA
- O'Neil HVAC Recycling Recycling 1.1 mi · San Jose, CA
Nearest landfill: All Purpose Landfill, Santa Clara — 4.7 mi
Area served
Serves San Jose, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, Campbell, Alviso, Mountain View, Fremont, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Saratoga.
County context
One of 51 recycling centers in Santa Clara County, CA.
ZIP 95112 population 56,766.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle