HOW TO RECYCLE AT
SAN JOSE METALS

YOU MUST HAVE ALL YOUR CA BEVERAGE CONTAINERS SEPARATED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
EXAMPLE: ALL CANS TOGETHER, EACH PLASTIC TYPES TOGETHERS, AND ALL GLASS TOGETHER BUT THE GLASS DO NOT NEED TO BE SEPARATED BY COLOR.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO PLACE YOUR CANS OR PLASTIC IN THE BARRELS, JUST BRING THE BAGS INSIDE AND OUR EMPLOYEES WILL DO THAT FOR YOU.
IF YOU HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT, WE HAVE BARRELS AND CARTS FOR YOU TO PLACE THEM ON TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU. WE DO REQUIRE YOU TO PLACE YOUR GLASS IN OUR BARRELS.

IF YOU ARE SELLING ANY TYPE OF SCRAP METAL, THERE ARE STATE REQUIREMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MET.

CA STATE LAW
REQUIREMENTS

  1. HAVE A VALID STATE ID.
  2. BE AWARE THAT YOU WILL BE FINGERPRINTED AND YOUR LICENSE PLATE WILL BE OBTAINED.
  3. BE PREPARED TO HAVE A PHOTO TAKEN OF YOU AND YOUR MATERIAL.

PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS
IF YOUR SCRAP SALE EXCEEDS OVER $20, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A PENDING TRANSACTION RECEIPT. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO WAIT 3 DAYS TO GET PAID, WHICH CAN BE EITHER CASH OR A CHECK SENT BY MAIL (TYPICAL TIMEFRAME – 5 BUSINESS DAYS) ALL PENDING CASH TRANSACTIONS ARE VALID AND PAYABLE WITHIN 90 DAYS.

HOW TO GET PAID
THE SAME DAY?

BEING A BUSINESS OWNER WITH A VALID BUSINESS LICENSE, OR

HAVING A VALID CA CONTRACTORS LICENSE, OR IF YOU SELL SCRAP MATERIAL 5 TIMES A MONTH, FOR

3 MONTHS CONSECTIVLEY, ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.

 

WE MAKE ZERO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANYONE AT ANYTIME.