The Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center (CHWCC) will be closed on November 29 and November 30, 2025 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal residential collection hours will resume on December 6, 2025. Read more...

Residents of Santa Barbara County are encouraged to drop off unwanted solar panels through a special event running until November 13. Collected panels will either be reused or recycled. Read more...

The 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...

Learn more about the accomplishments of the County’s Hazardous Waste Collection program! Download our Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Report in this post. Read more...