Products made from copper are usually reddish to brownish in color, sometimes with green tarnish, and they're completely recyclable. If you're looking to get rid of old copper products, please put them in your recycling bin or take them to a location listed below.

What about copper pipes?

Copper pipes are just as recyclable as other copper products. If you have lots of them, contact the sites below to check whether any of the companies will buy the copper from you.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (2)

  • Craigslist —
  • Junk Recyclers — 6520 Platt Avenue #650

• Santa Barbara Area (3)

  • *South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real
  • MarBorg Industries — 119 North Quarantina Street
  • Santa Barbara Iron and Metal Recyclers — 709 East Gutierrez Street

• Goleta & UCSB Area (1)

  • *South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real

• Santa Ynez Valley (1)

  • *Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station — 4004 Foxen Canyon Road

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (4)

  • City of Lompoc Landfill (Scalehouse) — Avalon Rd (south end)
  • Perry’s Auto Towing — 613 Avalon
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services — Building 11590, 1205 Utah Avenue
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Materials Diversion Center — Building 11510, 1205 Utah Avenue

• Santa Maria Valley (3)

  • Bedford Enterprises, Inc. — 1940 West Betteravia Road
  • City of Santa Maria Landfill, aka City of Santa Maria Regional Landfill — 2065 East Main Street
  • MarBorg Industries Recycling/ABOP Center — 1850 West Betteravia Road

• Cuyama Valley (2)

  • *New Cuyama Transfer Station — 5073 Highway 166
  • *Ventucopa Transfer Station — Highway 33

• Outside Santa Barbara County (1)

  • Earth911.com – Information Only — 3481 Plano Parkway