Welcome to LessIsMore.org

LessIsMore.org works best in modern browsers like Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer 8 or 9. All are free to download and will greatly improve your internet experience. This site is the ultimate waste reduction resource for residents of Santa Barbara County. Knowing what to reduce, reuse and recycle can be tough. What goes where and why? For a quick answer, watch our video. You can also use our search tool to look up a particular item that you're not sure what to do with. Or peruse the tabs above to learn more about hazardous waste, electronics recycling, home composting and much more.

  • Take Our Waste Reduction Survey!

    May 01, 2024 by Kaitlyn Haberlin
    The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department kindly requests your help! Please take our survey to share your thoughts and opinions on waste reduction and recycling. The survey should take five minutes or less. Read more...

  • Meet Food Waste Freddie! Your Local Food Waste Hero.

    April 10, 2024 by Sam Dickinson - Organics
    Come meet Food Waste Freddie! Food Waste Freddie and RRWM team member, Owen Walsh, worked together to create a video showing you how to properly compost your organic waste. In this extraordinary odyssey, Food Waste Freddie learns how composting can be easy and fun, and that there is so much more to composting than just using the right bin. Join Freddie on his journey! You might learn a thing or two, too! Read more...

  • FREE Household Hazardous Waste Event!

    March 31, 2024 by Kaitlyn Haberlin - Hazardous Waste Recycling/Disposal
    ONE WEEK AWAY! We’re excited to welcome residents of the Santa Ynez Valley to our upcoming household hazardous waste and electronics collection event this spring! Read more...
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