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MarBorg Industries Recycling/ABOP Center – Santa Maria
Address: 1850 West Betteravia RoadPhone: (805) 963-1852
Hours: Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Recycling/buyback facility accepts aluminum scrap, clean aluminum foil, cardboard, and paper. Also accepted are scrap metals such as brass and bronze, cast iron, copper, steel, tin, and untreated wood and pallets.
Accepts mattresses and box springs, free of charge, up to five sets per day.
In addition, this facility accepts antifreeze, household and auto batteries, motor oil, oil filters, latex and oil-based paint (up to five gallons per visit, up to 20 gallons per day), and various types of electronics and small appliances for recycling.
Please note that household batteries are accepted for free from residents in the unincorporated areas and the city of Solvang, whereas a fee is charged for residents in other areas.
Materials Accepted
- Vacuums Recycling
- Holiday Lights Recycling
- Mattress Recycling
- Automotive Batteries
- Small Appliances Recycling
- Video Game Recycling
- Telephone Recycling
- Steel Recycling
- Tin Recycling
- TVs and Computer Monitors Recycling
- White Paper and Computer Paper Recycling
- Oil-Based Paint
- Latex-Based Paint
- Motor Oil
- Motor Oil Filters
- Large Appliances Recycling
- Laptop Computers Recycling
- Portable Electronics Recycling
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Non-Rechargeable Batteries
- Paper Recycling
- Plastics Recycling
- Metals (other than cans) Recycling
- Audio-Visual Equipment Recycling
- Cell Phones/Smart Phones Recycling
- Computers & Peripherals Recycling
- Business Electronics Recycling
- Brass and Bronze Recycling
- Cast Iron Recycling
- Copper Recycling
- Cardboard Recycling
- Antifreeze
- Aluminum Scrap Recycling
- Batteries Explained
- LED Lights
- Solar Panels