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Foothill Open Space Planting Day February 20th from 9 a.m. - Noon

The next community planting days for the Foothill Open Space are scheduled. Find out how to volunteer and see pictures at our Foothill Planting Day web page (on the County website).

Unwanted household medications are now easier to dispose of thanks to Operation Medicine Cabinet

Operation Medicine Cabinet Begins

Safely dispose of unwanted household medications through Santa Barbara County’s Operation Medicine Cabinet. Nine new drop-off sites are located throughout the county. Read More...

Innovative Horse Manure & Bedding Recycling Program Celebrates First Anniversary.

In the Santa Ynez Valley an innovative program to recycle horse manure & bedding started in October of 2008. The program is possible due to the combined efforts of Valley Compost, Waste Management, and the County of Santa Barbara Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division (RRWMD). Read More...

25^th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day
A Huge Success!

Coastal Cleanup Day was fantastic this year. Thanks to the 736 hard working volunteers who came out for the event and picked up 4695 pounds of debris, that's more than 2 tons! Find out more about the results of this amazing event and see the local Santa Barbara County beaches or creeks that were cleaned. Also check out Creek Week event! Read More...

County Wins Gold for Green Waste Marketing

For the second year in a row, the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department has struck gold by winning a prestigious Gold Excellence Award from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). This year’s award is for Marketing, as embodied by the Green Waste Awareness campaign conducted in 2008 by the Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division (RRWMD). Read More ...

County Pursuing Conversion Technology at Tajiguas Landfill

Conversion Technology may be a way to reduce the environmental impact of our community’s waste, reduce our landfill dependence and provide green energy for our community. Read more about this project at www.conversiontechnologystudy.com/.

Welcome!

Welcome to the County of Santa Barbara's recycling website. On this website, you will find a wealth of information in such areas as the following:

The types of materials that can be placed in commingled recycling containers;
Answers to commonly asked questions about trash and recycling;
How to waste less by acting on the philosophy of "reduce, reuse, and recycle;"
Information on the various recycling and waste reduction programs administered and implemented by the County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department, Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division;

Finally, you will find links to the following websites:

The Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division;
The Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group;
The County Public Works Department; and
The County of Santa Barbara.

In order to continue diverting as much of the County's waste as possible from the landfill, residents need to continue to recycle at home, at work, at the park, and when they are remodeling. Below are the links to the various recycling programs administered by the Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division of the Public Works Department. If you have any questions, please contact us at (805) 882-3600. Together we can continue our worthwhile efforts of diverting as much of our waste as possible from our landfill!

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