About Locations
Please contact locations directly if you have questions. Many sites are private companies and non-profits not affiliated with the County. Only they can answer all your questions.
Locations marked with a "*" are run by the County of Santa Barbara, creators of LessIsMore.org.
California Materials Exchange (CALMAX)
Website: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/calmax/
The California Materials Exchange (CALMAX) portal assists businesses, schools, manufacturers, organizations, and individuals by providing links to various on-line resources for exchanging materials. These on-line resources provide information on markets for non-hazardous materials that have traditionally been discarded.
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
Recycle
- Aluminum Scrap
- Brass and Bronze
- Cardboard and Paperboard
- Cast Iron
- Colored Paper and Junk Mail
- Copper
- Glass Containers
- Magazines, Catalogs and Phone Books
- Metal Cans
- Metals
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Paperback Books
- Plastic
- Plastics #1 and #2
- Plastics #3 - #7
- Recycling Containers
- Steel
- Tin
- White Paper and Computer Paper
- Why Recycle?
Reduce & Reuse
- Art and Craft Supplies
- Asphalt
- Athletic Shoe Recycling
- Bicycles
- Bricks
- Carpet
- Ceramics
- Clothing and Accessories
- Computer and Monitor Reuse
- Concrete
- Dental Equipment Reuse
- Drywall Recycling
- DVD, CD and Video Cassette Reuse
- Electronics Reuse
- Eyeglasses
- Flooring
- Furniture
- Gravel
- Home Improvement Items/Supplies
- Household Goods Reuse
- Jewelry
- Magazine, Catalog and Newspaper Reuse
- Masonry
- Medical Equipment Reuse
- Musical Instruments
- Packaging Material Reuse
- Roofing
- Sand
- School Supplies
- Scientific Equipment Reuse
- Shoe Reuse
- Small Appliance Reuse
- Soil
- Sporting Goods
- Stone
- Tennis Ball Reuse
- Tiles (Ceiling)
- Tiles (Flooring)
- Tires
- Toy Reuse
- Vehicles and Vehicular Parts
- Video Game Reuse
- Vinyl Records
- Window Glass
