Magazines, catalogs, and telephone directories with glossy paper and covers can be recycled in your blue bin. Don't worry about removing staples or covers; just throw them in.

Are reuse options available?

In addition to sharing newspapers and magazines with friends and family, you can donate them to community groups and nonprofit organizations. Take a look at our Magazine and Catalog Reuse page. Even some phone books can be reused!

If you'd like to reduce the amount of catalogs you receive, take a look at our Stop Junk Mail page, and if you'd like to stop receiving phone books, visit our Phone Books Opt-Out page.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (2)

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

• Santa Barbara Area (2)

  • *South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real
  • MarBorg Industries — 119 North Quarantina Street

• Goleta & UCSB Area (1)

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

• Santa Ynez Valley (2)

  • *Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station — 4004 Foxen Canyon Road
  • MarBorg Industries Recycling/ABOP Center – Buellton — 97 Commerce Drive

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (2)

  • City of Lompoc Recycling Drop-off Facility — 1585 North V St
  • Drive-In Recycling — 2126 North H Street

• Santa Maria Valley (2)

  • 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