
ReSource Center
(Formerly known as the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project)
This new state-of-the-art waste management facility will increase our community's recycling rate to above 85%, generate resources, such as green energy and compost, and dramatically lower local greenhouse gas emissions.
Take a Look at Construction!
The facility broke ground in December 2018 and is anticipated to open in early 2021. Here’s a sneak peek at construction activities. Onsite photos are captured every 15 minutes and displayed as time-lapse videos at the end of the day.ReSource Center Informational Materials
Click on an image to download recent ReSource Center outreach materials.

Recent News
Take a listen here to KCRW’s recent story on the County’s Tajiguas Landfill and upcoming ReSource Center. The reporter describes the landfill and what currently gets buried there, and highlights the County’s comprehensive waste reduction efforts to limit landfilling.
Project Background
Santa Barbara County has a long history of developing innovative environmental solutions for our community’s needs. One of the County’s most innovative projects is the ReSource Center (formerly known as the Resource Recovery Project), currently being constructed at the Tajiguas Landfill. The project includes a facility that will pull out recyclables mistakenly sent to the landfill and an anaerobic digester to process organic material. Among the project’s most significant achievements will be an increase in our community’s recycling rate to above 85%, the generation of green energy, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in our region.Timeline
The ReSource Center officially broke ground at the end of 2018. Below is a history of the project’s major milestones.
Questions?
If you need additional information about the project, including environmental documents and staff reports, please feel free to call us at 805-882-3617 or send an e-mail to our staff.Additional Links
Related Articles
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County Receives Merit Award from CSAC
December 26, 2019 by Leslie Robinson - ReSource Center -
Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project Highlighted in KCRW Story
March 04, 2019 by Sam Dickinson - ReSource Center -
Construction Begins at the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project
December 03, 2018 by Carlyle Johnston - ReSource Center -
Public Financing of the Resource Recovery Project Approved by the Board of Supervisors
October 16, 2018 by Carlyle Johnston - ReSource Center -
Final Contract to Build the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project Approved by Board of Supervisors
September 18, 2018 by Carlyle Johnston - ReSource Center -
New Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project Video
June 19, 2018 by Carlyle Johnston - ReSource Center -
Planning Commission to Review Design Changes for Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project
August 22, 2017 by Carlyle Johnston - ReSource Center -
County Supervisors Approve Tajiguas RRP – Largest Reducer of Greenhouse Gases in County History
December 15, 2016 by Carlyle Johnston - Trash, ReSource Center -
Biomass Magazine Features Article on Resource Recovery Project
December 01, 2016 by Carlyle Johnston - Trash, ReSource Center -
Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project Final Subsequent EIR Released
December 15, 2015 by Carlyle Johnston - Trash, ReSource Center