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  • Free Compost Workshops This Spring!

    February 28, 2012 by Jeff Simeon - Yard Waste

    Free compost workshops will be taking place in Santa Maria, the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara in May and the beginning of June! Don't miss your chance to learn more about this amazing way to reduce your waste and improve your garden.

    Santa Ynez Valley Workshop this Saturday, May 192th!

    Visit LessIsMore.org/workshops for more information.

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  • Free Hazardous Waste Drop-off April 1st

    February 27, 2012 by Leslie Robinson - Electronics
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    If you’re tired of seeing those old paint cans in the garage or that old jug of used motor oil in the back shed, bring them to the County's upcoming household hazardous waste collection event on Sunday, April 1st at the Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station. Read more...

  • Mulch Madness Begins: Rebates for Mulching!

    February 23, 2012 by Jeff Simeon - Yard Waste
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    Using County mulch could not only save you water and beautify your garden, you could get rebates from your water provider too!

    County residents can participate in Mulch Madness by adding mulch to their landscapes to improve the health and water-saving capacity of their gardens - - and certain water providers offer cash rebates to help subsidize the cost of materials. Best of all, those rebates aren’t limited to mulch, but also pertain to other “smart landscaping” improvements such as switching to drip irrigation, turf removal, planting water-wise plants, and making other changes which reduce water usage in the garden.

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