
Welcome to LessIsMore.org
LessIsMore.org works best in modern browsers like Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer 8 or 9. All are free to download and will greatly improve your internet experience. This site is the ultimate waste reduction resource for residents of Santa Barbara County. Knowing what to reduce, reuse and recycle can be tough. What goes where and why? You can also use our search tool to look up a particular item that you're not sure what to do with. Or peruse the tabs above to learn more about hazardous waste, electronics recycling, home composting and much more.
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Please Take Our Hauler Satisfaction Survey!
May 01, 2025 by Mackie ForgeyThe Santa Barbara County Public Works Department kindly requests your feedback! Please take our survey to share your level of satisfaction with your waste hauler, MarBorg Industries. We’re hoping to better understand customers’ experience with the franchised hauler, particularly in the unincorporated North County where MarBorg Industries took over waste service from Waste Management on […] Read more... -
We are sew in love with textile recycling!
February 13, 2025 by Elizabeth BraunThe County of Santa Barbara is proud to announce that we, along with the cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta, are partnering with Homeboy Threads and MarBorg to bring a more sustainable textile recycling program to local residents! Read more... -
2023/2024 Resource Recovery Waste Management Annual Report
February 12, 2025 by Owen WalshThe RRWMD Annual Report for Solid Waste Management Services for Fiscal Year 2023/24 is now available! In this report, we discuss program updates, event recaps, and share some exciting photos of our work. Check out the awesome programs that our team has been working on. Read more...