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Waste Management
Address: 1850 West Betteravia Road Santa Maria, CAPhone: (805) 922-2121
Provides roll-off boxes for construction projects. Construction and demolition debris recycling facility is not open to the public. It accepts appliances, large pieces
of asphalt and concrete, brass and bronze, cardboard, cast iron, copper, drywall, wood flooring, scrap metal, steel, tin, wood roofing materials, clean sand and soil, and stone. Also accepts green waste and wood waste from the public for a fee.
A free mulch pile is available to the public during normal business hours. Delivery of unscreened mulch is available by contacting Waste Management at 242-7936. Cost for delivery varies based upon destination.
In addition, accepts household and vehicular batteries, motor oil (including agricultural oil), oil filters, latex paint, and various types of electronics and small appliances for recycling.
Recycling/buyback facility accepts aluminum scrap, aluminum/steel/tin cans, clean aluminum foil, cardboard, paper, glass containers, magazines/junk mail, newspapers, and hard plastics numbers 1 through 7, as well as clean plastic film (e.g. plastic bags, stretch wrap, bubble wrap) but no Styrofoam.
Hours: Mon through Sat from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Materials accepted
Electronics
- Audio-Visual Equipment
- Business Electronics
- Cell Phones
- Computers & Peripherals
- DVDs, CDs and Video Cassettes
- Laptop Computers
- Large Appliances
- Office Equipment
- Portable Electronics
- Small Appliances
- Telephones
- TVs and Computer Monitors
- Video Game Systems
Hazardous Waste
- Antifreeze
- Latex-Based Paint
- Motor Oil
- Motor Oil Filters
- Non-Rechargeable Batteries
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Vehicular Batteries
Recycle
- Aluminum Scrap
- Brass and Bronze
- Cardboard and Paperboard
- Cast Iron
- Colored Paper and Junk Mail
- Copper
- CRV - California Redemption Value
- Glass Containers
- Magazines, Catalogs and Phone Books
- Metal Cans
- Metals
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Paperback Books
- Plastic
- Plastic Bags
- Plastics #1 and #2
- Plastics #3 - #7
- Steel
- Tin
- White Paper and Computer Paper
