Junkshop system for scrap yards in Quezon City.
In Quezon City, a junkshop answers to the Environment Code, the zoning ordinance and the City Treasurer's scale seals. Here's what each one asks of the yard, and how ScrapTrack keeps a record of every weigh-in.
- Environmental Clearance
- From DSQC, valid for one year and renewed every year
- Trading hours
- 6 AM to 6 PM. Trading from 6 PM to 6 AM is a violation.
- Zoning
- A conditional use in the Major Commercial Zone (C-2) under the 2016 ordinance
- Scale seals
- ₱100 or ₱150 for a mechanical scale, ₱500 for a digital one, at the City Treasurer's Office
Sources: DSQC Citizen's Charters 2024 and 2025, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of 2016 (SP-2502, S-2016) and the City Treasurer's Office sealing guide, checked October 1, 2026. A summary, not legal advice. Check the latest rules with DSQC and the Business Permit and Licensing Department.
What DSQC checks at a Quezon City junkshop.
The QC Environment Code (City Ordinance No. SP-2350, S-2014) has its own list of junkshop violations. The Department of Sanitation and Cleanup Works of Quezon City (DSQC) publishes the list, with the fines, in its citizen's charter.
Papers on display
- An Environmental Clearance from DSQC, displayed at the shop
- A Permit to Trade Recyclables
- A proper signboard
Space, sorting and sanitation
- Enough space, with a separate sorting or storage area
- A septic tank and a parking area
- A clean, sanitary junkshop
- Post-consumer materials disposed of properly, with no illegitimate haulers
Staff and collection carts
- A uniform and ID for every junkshop worker
- Proper markings on collection equipment
- Color-coded collection equipment
Sidewalks and trading hours
- No weighing or sorting on the sidewalk
- No storage on the sidewalk or the roof
- No parking on the sidewalk or roadside
- Trading from 6 AM to 6 PM only
Each violation costs ₱1,000 for a first offense and ₱3,000 for a second. A third offense costs ₱5,000 plus cancellation of the business permit, or 30 to 60 days in jail, or both. Source: DSQC Citizen's Charter 2024, section 3.2, listing the QC Environment Code (SP-2350, S-2014), Chapter IV, checked October 1, 2026. A summary, not legal advice.
Three more offices a Quezon City yard deals with.
DSQC issues the clearance, the Zoning Official approves the location and the City Treasurer's Office seals the scale.
- The Environmental Clearance. DSQC's Permits and Compliance Division issues it to businesses that comply with the QC Environment Code. It's valid for one year from issue. You apply through the Business One-Stop-Shop on QC E-Services, and the inspection and EPO fees are part of the tax bill. Not renewing on time costs ₱5,000, plus ₱5,000 for every year after.
- The inspection fee. DSQC's 2024 charter listed ₱500 for junkshops. The 2025 charter says the fee depends on the type of business, as set in the Quezon City Revenue Code.
- Zoning. The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of 2016 lists junk shops and scrap dealers as a conditional use in the Major Commercial Zone (C-2). A conditional use needs the Zoning Official's approval of the building or business layout plan.
- A new zoning ordinance. In August 2026 the city council held public consultations on a proposed 2026 Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and new zoning maps. Check your zone again once it passes.
- Scale seals. Every scale used for business in the city has to be sealed by the Weights and Measures Unit of the City Treasurer's Office first. Bring the application form, a copy of your business permit, the scale and your latest official receipt. Sealing costs ₱100 for a mechanical scale of 300 kg and below, ₱150 above that, and ₱500 for a digital scale.
- Recyclables from homes. City dump trucks don't collect household recyclables. Owners can donate or sell them to a barangay MRF, a junkshop or a recycler. In barangays without an MRF, the city's Materials Recovery System partners junkshops with the barangay to collect recyclables.
Sources: DSQC Citizen's Charters 2024 and 2025 (section 3.1); Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of 2016, Sections 19 and 50; the city's public consultation notice of August 19, 2026; the City Treasurer's Office sealing guide; and the MMDA Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Master Plan (2022), pages 37 and 49, checked October 1, 2026. A summary, not legal advice.
Every weigh-in on record, from the scale you already use.
DSQC checks the clearance, the yard and the sidewalk. ScrapTrack keeps the yard's own record of what was bought, from whom and for how much.
Works at the scale
Your staff type in the weight from the scale you already use, on a budget Android phone.
A number on every ticket
No more arguing over which slip is which. Look up any weigh-in by its ticket number.
Totals by day or week
Bought, paid and owed for today, this week, or any date you pick.
Setup in Quezon City
We don't offer on-site setup in Quezon City right now. Remote setup by video call works anywhere, and your team can message us on Viber or WhatsApp after.
Questions from Quezon City yards.
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See ScrapTrack set up for a Quezon City yard.
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