Keeping Oil and Filters Out of the Trash
With summer just around the corner, make sure your vehicle is in top shape for vacation travel. If you change your own oil, recycle it at no charge at one of over 50 drop-off locations in the County. And don’t forget your oil filters! Read more...
Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project Highlighted in KCRW Story
March 04, 2019 -
Thank you to KCRW for featuring the County’s waste reduction efforts in a recent story about the Tajiguas Landfill. The story highlights our new Resource Recovery Project, which is currently under construction and projected to open in 2021. The Project includes a new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to sort recyclables and organics from the trash, and an anaerobic digester to process organics. Read more...
April 7th Hazardous Waste Collection Event
March 03, 2019 -
On Sunday, April 7, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the County Public Works Department will host a free Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Event at the Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station. Bring items like old paint, automotive fluids, pesticides, TVs, computer equipment, and much more. Read more...
Keep Your Waste in Check This Holiday Season
December 21, 2018 -
Right now, in these weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, Americans are generating more than one million extra tons of waste each week. That’s a whole lot of wasted food, packaging discards, and wrapping paper. Check out our tips to help reduce your impact this holiday season. Read more...
Construction Begins at the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project
December 03, 2018 -
After more than a decade of planning, on Monday December 3, 2018, ground was finally broken at the Tajiguas Landfill, marking the start of construction of the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project.
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Additional Locations Available for Medication Disposal
Do you have expired or unwanted medications that you’d like to dispose of? You can drop them off at one of over 30 free collection sites located throughout the county. Locations include pharmacies, clinics, and law enforcement stations. Read more...
Public Financing of the Resource Recovery Project Approved by the Board of Supervisors
October 16, 2018 -
On October 16, 2018, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the public financing of the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project through a bond issuance, making it the largest County project to be funded with bonds. As part of the County’s Energy and Climate Action Plan, the Resource Recovery Project will also be the […] Read more...
World Food Day October 16
October 09, 2018 -
On October 16, the United Nations will celebrate World Food Day, an occasion to raise awareness of its goal of #ZeroHunger by 2030. Food waste reduction is a key component of this effort. Read more...
Plastic Bags Are Trash
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...
Final Contract to Build the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project Approved by Board of Supervisors
September 18, 2018 -
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The final version of the agreement to build and operate the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project between the County of Santa Barbara and MSB Investments has been unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors. This latest step moves the project forward, with construction expected to start before the end of the year. MSB Investments originally […] Read more...
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