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This site is the ultimate waste reduction resource for residents of Santa Barbara County. Knowing what to reduce, reuse and recycle can be tough. What goes where and why? For a quick answer, watch our video. You can also use our search tool to look up a particular item that you're not sure what to do with. Or peruse the tabs above to learn more about hazardous waste, electronics recycling, home composting and much more.

Plastic Bags Are Trash

September 17, 2018 by Carlyle Johnston

Due to a lack of markets and their propensity to contaminate other recyclables, plastic bags and film plastics, such as plastic wrapping, cling wrap, and small plastic pouches, are not currently recyclable in any of the jurisdictions in Santa Barbara County. Please do not place these items in your blue recycling container at home or at work. Read more...
Latest Annual Report Available for County's Hazardous Waste Collection Program

September 13, 2018 by Jody Rundle - Hazardous Waste Recycling/Disposal

The Fiscal Year 2017-18 Annual Report for the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center is now available for your reading pleasure. Read more...
Coastal Clean-Up Day This Saturday!

September 10, 2018 by Leslie Robinson - Clean-Ups

Join the County and Explore Ecology for this year's Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday, September 15, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at various beaches and creeks countywide. Read more...