Getting rid of bulky items in San José, CA

San José offers no-cost curbside Junk Pickup for owners and renters in single-family and multi-family homes: up to 12 items per request, scheduled on your regular collection day.

Last checked against the official City of San José Environmental Services website.

Pick your item

No-cost Junk Pickup: the basics

Who can use it

  • Owners and renters at single-family and multi-family homes served by the City's residential collection.

How to book

  1. Request online at 311.SanJoseCA.gov, in the San José 311 app, by dialing 3-1-1, or by calling (408) 535-3500.
  2. Appointments fall on your regular recycling and garbage collection day.
  3. You will get a separate appointment confirmation email within two business days. Need it sooner? Contact your recycling collection company (look it up in 311 My Collection Schedule).

Setting items out

  • Set items out no more than 24 hours before your appointment.
  • Put them on the street next to the curb, the same way you set out your carts.
  • Not in a red zone, not blocking a hydrant, and not directly next to a parked car.

Fees

  • Junk Pickup is no cost.

Drop-off options

What we could not confirm

  • We could not open the City's acceptable-items list (PDF) when we checked, so item-specific rules beyond the City's main Junk Pickup page are not confirmed.

Sources

Last checked Oct 21, 2026. We read each page below on that date.