August 26, 2025 | GreenWaste Facility Tour

Topic: Join ASSP for an Onsite Tour of the Greenwaste San Jose Material Recovery Facility

Host: Elizabeth Valdes, Environmental Outreach Coordinator

When: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Where: Greenwaste, 653 Charles St. San Jose, CA 95112

Registration Required: Please register below to confirm your reservation. Attendance will be capped at 12 participants. Reservations will close on August 15, 2025.

Facility Tour Details:

Join us for an engaging tour of the Greenwaste faciltiy. The largest of the facilities is the Recyclables facility. It takes residential and commercial mixed recyclables and separates them into individual commodities, including cardboard, glass, aluminum, and a variety of plastics. These materials are baled and sent to processors to produce new products.

Operating at over 45 tons per hour, this plant will recover up to 85% of the material it processes.

Additional Tour Details:

Dress code: Please wear long pants. Wear closed toe and flat shoes: No open toe shoes, no heels, no sandals, no flip flops or any slip-on footwear that may expose any part of the feet. Feet must be covered entirely.  As we tour the MRF, there is a lot of machinery around us as we walk through it and I want to make sure everyone stays safe and wears proper foot ware.

Our team will provide the following PPE gear: safety vests, hard hats, face masks and goggles. In the meantime, let me know if you have any questions.

*There is limited parking in our area, and the facility representatives highly encourage carpooling here or utilizing a ride share service.