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.

  • The Isla Vista GIVE Sale is Coming!

    May 30, 2025 by Elizabeth Braun
    A two-day sale of items donated by UC Santa Barbara students will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, in the parking lot of UCSB’s Embarcadero Hall at 935 Embarcadero del Norte in Isla Vista. The annual event is sponsored by GIVE, a campus project developed to […] Read more...

  • Please Take Our Hauler Satisfaction Survey!

    May 01, 2025 by Mackie Forgey
    The 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 Braun
    The 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...
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