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Santa Barbara County – Electronic Waste Recycling Request for Proposals 2024
Santa Barbara County’s Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division is soliciting proposals for electronic waste collection and recycling services. Please send any and all questions to Kaitlyn Haberlin, at khaberlin@countyofsb.org. Read more...
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North County Solid Waste Hauler Transition
Do you live in the unincorporated areas of the Lompoc Valley, Santa Ynez Valley, or Santa Maria Valley? Then your solid waste hauler is changing on July 1, 2024! Our team put together the FAQ below to help you with any questions you may have during this change. Read more...
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Take Our Waste Reduction Survey!
The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department kindly requests your help! Please take our survey to share your thoughts and opinions on waste reduction and recycling. The survey should take five minutes or less. Read more...
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Meet Food Waste Freddie! Your Local Food Waste Hero.
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Come meet Food Waste Freddie! Food Waste Freddie and RRWM team member, Owen Walsh, worked together to create a video showing you how to properly compost your organic waste. In this extraordinary odyssey, Food Waste Freddie learns how composting can be easy and fun, and that there is so much more to composting than just using the right bin. Join Freddie on his journey! You might learn a thing or two, too! Read more...
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FREE Household Hazardous Waste Event!
ONE WEEK AWAY! We’re excited to welcome residents of the Santa Ynez Valley to our upcoming household hazardous waste and electronics collection event this spring! Read more...
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Latest Annual Report Available for County’s Hazardous Waste Collection Program
The Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Report for the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center is now available for your reading pleasure. We are grateful for another year of providing these services to our community. As always, call us (805) 882-3602 for hazardous waste information. Read more...
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Christmas Tree Recycling
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It’s that time again! Either have your tree picked up by your trash hauler or drop it off at a free collection site. Just remember to cut trees over 6-feet tall and remove all ornaments, tinsel, and stands prior to recycling. Read more...
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Green Buying Guide from the RRWM
Making sustainable purchases can help out the planet in so many ways. A lot of our individual environmental impact is directly related to the things that we buy, but some purchases we can’t avoid. There are ways to lessen our impact by making small tweaks and changes to the way we buy things that we want and need. Check out our new Sustainable Purchasing Guide in this article. Read more...
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Thanksgiving Facility Closures
The Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division of Santa Barbara County Public Works will have limited operations during the Thanksgiving holiday. All facilities will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, and some facilities will reopen on Friday, November 24. We hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving! Read more...
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County is Transitioning to a New Operator for the ReSource Center
In 2016, the County contracted with MSB Investors, LLC (MSB) to construct and operate the facilities at the ReSource Center for ten years. Unfortunately, the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department seeks to terminate this contract as of November 3, 2023, due to MSB’s inability to complete final acceptance testing, maintain site safety, respond to […] Read more...
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