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South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station (SCRTS)

Address: (Note, many map websites give directions incorrectly to this location)
4430 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA

Days and hours of operation:

Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

From US-101 North:

Exit at El Sueno Road.
Turn left at first stop sign.
Take the first right turn onto a road (sometimes called "County Dump Road")(you will see a sign that lists several County departments) that goes steeply up a hill and passes the Sheriff's Department facility on the left.
Pass a parking lot on the left for a group of buildings and trailers.
Turn left from a left turn lane and proceed to the scale house of the SCRTS.

From US-101 South
Exit at Turnpike, exit number 103.
Turn Left at N. Turnpike Road (towards the mountains).l
Turn right at Calle Real (away from In and Out Burger).
Pass the Veterans Administration Hospital and look for the brown sign with "South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station" on it.
Take the left turn, onto a road (sometimes called "County Dump Road") (you will see a sign that lists several County departments) that goes steeply up a hill and passes the Sheriff's office.
Pass a parking lot on the left for a group of buildings and trailers.
Turn left from a left turn lane and proceed to the scale house of the SCRTS.

North County Public Works Building (Laguna Sanitation Office and Santa Maria Valley Sustainable Garden)

Address: (Note, many map websites give directions incorrectly to this location)
620 W Foster Road
Santa Maria, CA

Map of North County Public Works Building.

Days and hours of operation:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

From US-101 North:
Exit at Clark Avenue toward Orcutt, Exit 164.
Turn left at E. Clark Avenue
Exit to the right onto CA-135 North (Broadway) .
Turn left onto West Foster Road.
Take the second left (South) and an immediate right onto a eucalyptus lined frontage road.
Take the first left into a driveway and the parking lots for the Planning & Development Building and the Public Works Building.
The Public Works Building is the furthest back.

From US-101 South
Exit at Betteravia Road towards Sisquoc.
Turn Right on E. Betteravia Road.
Turn Left onto CA-135 South (Broadway) and follow to Foster Road.
Turn Right at West Foster Road.
Take the Second Left (South) and an Immediate Right onto a eucalyptus lined frontage road.
Take the First Left into a driveway and the parking lots for the Planning & Development Building and the Public Works Building.
The Public Works Building is the furthest back.

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Last updated: June 5, 2008