LessIsMore.org: Santa Barbara County's Recycling Resource

Have you ever wanted to try backyard composting but were held back by a lack of space? The County is now selling indoor vermicomposters at a reduced price for County residents! Vermicomposting – or “worm composting” – is a great, easy way to compost your fruit and veggie scraps. Read more...

The Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center will be closed the weekends before the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, from December 19, 2025 through January 2, 2026. Read more...

America Recycles Day is Saturday, November 15! Help us celebrate by brushing up on your recycling skills and becoming a recycling pro! 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 County’s Houshold Hazardous Waste Annual Report for FY 2024-25 is now available! Read on to learn more about the County’s accomplishments. Read more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rain is in the forecast! This is a great time to remind folks of where to go if disaster debris accumulates where you live or work. We hope you never have to use this information, but if disaster strikes, we have you covered. Read more...