Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division Staff
Do you need to contact one of our staff directly? Not sure who does what? Please see below for a listing of who's who and what we do.
Eddie Ando, Code Enforcement Officer, Unincorporated North County*: (805) 803-8769 or e-mail Eddie here
- Chapter 17 enforcement
- North County illegal dumping
- Complaints of accumulated refuse on residential and commercial properties
- Complaints of abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property**
Elizabeth Braun, Program Specialist: (805) 882-3624 or e-mail Elizabeth here
- Public outreach and education lead
- Commercial and multi-family organics collection program (North County wasteshed)
- Commercial and multi-family recycling program (North County wasteshed)
- Green Business Program
- Textiles recycling
- School recycling
- Explore Ecology & Science Discovery education programming
- Coastal Cleanup Day - in partnership with Explore Ecology
- Backyard composting
Sam Dickinson, Senior Program Specialist: (805) 882-3618 or e-mail Sam here
- SB 1383 oversight
- Facility tours
- Residential organic waste collection
- ReSource Center education program
- County Sustainability Commitee - RRWM Representative
- ReSource Center commodities tracking
- RRWM facility waste characterization studies
- Disaster debris management
- Construction and demolition debris reuse and recycling programs
Mackie Forgey, Senior Program Specialist: (805) 882-3613 or e-mail Mackie here
- Franchise agreements
- CalRecycle reporting
- Data oversight
- Unscheduled hauler permits
Ricardo Montelongo, Code Enforcement Officer, Unincorporated South County*: (805) 681-4342 or email Ricardo here
- Chapter 17 enforcement
- Illegal dumping
- Complaints of accumulated refuse on residential and commercial properties
- Complaints of abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property**
- Isla Vista move-out and move-in - in partnership with Isla Vista property owners, MarBorg Industries, and community organizations
Owen Walsh, Program Specialist: (805) 882-3602 or email Owen here
- Hazardous waste program management
- Hazardous waste grants and reporting
- RRWMD Annual Report
- RMDZ Program
- Commercial and multi-family organics collection program (ReSource Center wasteshed)
- Commercial and multi-family recycling program (ReSource Center wasteshed)
Leslie Robinson, Program Manager: (805) 882-3615 or e-mail Leslie here
- Oversight of all collection and materials management programs
Current Vacancy, Program Specialist: (805) 882-3603
- Food recovery
- Electronics recycling
- Household hazardous waste collection events in Santa Ynez and New Cuyama
- Used motor oil recycling
- Safe medication disposal
- Home-generated sharps collection (used hypodermic needles)
- Product stewardship initiatives, including carpet and mattresses
- LessIsMore.org website, monthly newsletter, and Recycling Guide
- Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division website
- Santa Barabra County Solid Waste Local Task Force facilitation
- Christmas tree recycling
Code Enforcement Notes:
* The County's Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division Code Enforcement Officers only cover the unincorporated areas of the county. If your complaint is within a city's jurisdiction, please call city staff. ** Abandoned or inoperable vehicles on a public road should be referred to local law enforcement.