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San Jose
Serving San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)Vol. 1, No. 19
Real Estate

Remodeling in San Jose? Permit holders would have to hire one of 32 city-licensed dumpster companies, or haul debris themselves, under Nov. 17 council vote

Permit holders must use one of the franchised haulers, or haul debris themselves, and recycle at least half of it to get their deposit back.

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Friday, Nov. 13, 2026In the Friday, Nov. 13, 2026 edition
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Two people carry moving boxes into a red roll-off dumpster parked in a home’s driveway.
A roll-off dumpster in a residential driveway. This is a general illustration, not a San Jose hauler. — Photo: Wrusadumpsters via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

SAN JOSE — Homeowners who rent a dumpster to clear out a garage or haul away remodeling debris would pick from 32 city-licensed companies next year under franchises the City Council takes up Tuesday, Nov. 17, according to an Environmental Services Department memo.

The franchises run Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2027, and the city can extend them up to three more years. They cover clean-out bins rented for a week or less and debris from permitted construction, remodeling and demolition.

Starting Jan. 1, the city will collect a flat $13 per bin, per haul, from haulers for its recycling program fee, known as the AB 939 fee. Until now, that fee applied only to loads sent to the landfill. The memo does not say whether haulers will pass the cost to customers.

Building permit holders must use a franchised hauler, unless they haul debris themselves, and send at least half of it to a city-certified recycling facility to get their refundable deposit back, the memo says.

All 32 companies are listed below, as named in the memo, with the phone number and website the city's Environmental Services Department lists for each in its directory of authorized haulers. When the memo gives a business name, it appears first, with the licensed company in parentheses.

* Republic Services: the city lists no phone; this number is the one Santa Clara County's RecycleStuff.org directory gives for Republic's debris-box service in Milpitas. † Not on the city's list; taken from the company's own website. Adalita Hauling, a business name of Capo Electric, Inc., is not on the city's list, and no phone number or website for it could be confirmed. Five other companies have no website on the city's list.

The city does not set what haulers charge, so bin prices and sizes come from each company. The franchise agreement allows roll-off containers of up to 40 cubic yards.

Source: City of San José Environmental Services memo, File 26-1197, Item 6.3, Nov. 17, 2026 council agenda; City of San José, Authorized Construction & Demolition Haulers (pages 1 and 2, opened Nov. 13, 2026); Santa Clara County RecycleStuff.org; company websites for Nextdoor Dumpster, Pacific Coast Recycling and Zebra Dumpsters.

Drafted by AI from the linked public source. Approved by a Daily News Editor.

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