Small Appliances

Has that old hand-held mixer finally seen its day? What about your breadmaker that's collecting dust, the one you swore you'd use every week to bake fresh, homemade loaves?

If you're ready to part with a small appliance, check out the recycling options below. Better yet, if it's still working, donate your item to a local thrift store or ask if a neighbor could use it.

Other reuse ideas are listed here.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (5)

  • Best Buy
  • Craigslist
  • E-Bay
  • Junk Recyclers — 6520 Platt Avenue #650
  • Santa Barbara Computer Recycling — 5378 Dariesa Street

• Santa Barbara Area (7)

  • *South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real
  • Goodwill Industries of Santa Barbara — 302 W Carrillo St
  • MarBorg Industries — 119 North Quarantina Street
  • MarBorg Industries' Recycling / ABOP Center — 725 Cacique Street
  • Staples — 410 State Street
  • United Family Association Thrift — 5156 Hollister Avenue
  • United Family Association Thrift Store — 5156 Hollister Avenue

• Goleta & UCSB Area (4)

  • *South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real
  • Best Buy — 7090 Marketplace Drive
  • MarBorg Industries Recycling/ABOP Center — 20 David Love Place
  • Staples — 7015 Marketplace Drive

• Santa Ynez Valley (2)

  • *Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station — 4004 Foxen Canyon Road
  • Waste Management — 97 Commerce Drive

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (8)

  • AL & S, Incorporated — 209 W. Central Ave, Suite A
  • City of Lompoc Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility — 1585 N. "V" St
  • City of Lompoc Landfill (Scalehouse) — Avalon Rd (south end)
  • Goodwill Industries Lompoc — 1009 North "H" Street
  • Staples — 615 North "H" Street
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Balfour Beatty Communities Self-Help Store — 603 Juniper Street
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Defense Reutilization and Marketing Organization (DRMO) — Building 11590, 1205 Utah Avenue
  • Vocational Training Center Enterprises Thrift Store — 124 "I" Street

• Santa Maria Valley (9)

  • Best Buy — 2326 S Bradley Rd
  • City of Santa Maria Landfill, aka City of Santa Maria Regional Landfill — 2065 E Main St
  • Goodwill Industries Orcutt — 1108 East Clark Avenue
  • Goodwill Industries Retail Store — 1539 Stowell Center Plaza
  • Office Depot — 1427 South Bradley Road
  • Santa Maria Area Recycling Terminal (SMART) — 1940 West Betteravia Road
  • Staples — 2170 South Bradley Road
  • Vocational Training Center (VTC) Enterprises Thrift Store — 529 South Blosser Road
  • Waste Management — 1850 West Betteravia Road

• Cuyama Valley (1)

  • *New Cuyama Transfer Station — 5073 Highway 166

• Outside Santa Barbara County (8)

  • C.J. Seto Support Services, LLC — 2300 Knoll Dr, Unit G
  • California Materials Exchange (CALMAX)
  • Clean Harbors, Inc. — 880 W Verdulera St
  • Earth911.com - Information Only — 1375 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 140
  • Greendisk — 2200 Burlington
  • RecycleMatch — 3375 Westpark Drive, Suite 321
  • Recycled Goods.com — 3820 North Ventura Avenue
  • e-Bay Rethink Initiative (e-bay and Earth 911)