County Programs
Recycling Resource Guide for Santa Barbara County

Below are links to the sections of the 2008-09 edition of the Recycling Resource Guide for Santa Barbara County (Guide). This Guide provides useful information and resources to help you learn how to prevent the creation of waste, to reduce the amount of waste that you do create, and to reuse or recycle products and materials that you have used. The Guide also provides a step-by-step process for business owners on how to start a recycling program. To obtain a hard copy of the Guide, please contact the Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division of the Public Works Department at (805) 882-3600.

Since the English version of the Guide will only be published biannually, some of the information will become outdated and no longer be applicable. To see the updates to the current edition of the Guide, please click here: updates_RecyclingGuide.html

If you have any suggestions for improving the Guide or have any questions, please contact Alan Nakashima, Program Specialist, at (805) 882-3616 or send him an e-mail message at anakash@cosbpw.net.

Front Cover (333 KB)

Inside Front Cover (90.2 KB)

Introduction (Page 1)(62.6 KB)

Table of Contents (Pages 2-3)(28.9 KB)

Recycling Services and Collection Sites (Pages 4-7)(434 KB)

Recycling Terminology (Pages 8-10)(446 KB)

Information on Plastic (Page 11)(33.5 KB)

Waste Prevention Tips (Pages 12-13)(439 KB)

Waste Prevention Tips Regarding Electronic Equipment (Page 14)(55.9 KB)

Directory of Materials for Reuse and Recycling (Pages 15-49)(320 KB)

Recycling Drop-Off and Buyback Centers (Pages 50-51)(35.1 KB)

Junk Mail No More (Pages 52-53)(103 KB)

Composting/Mulch Program (Page 54)(46.5 KB)

Hazardous Waste (Pages 55-59)(112 KB)

Smoke Detector Disposal Information (Page 60)(34.6 KB)

Used Motor Oil Collection Centers (Pages 61-63)(135 KB)

Sharps Collection Program (Pages 64-66)(77.8 KB)

Buying Recycled Content Products (Pages 67-68)(65.9 KB)

Directory of Recycled Content Products (Pages (69-74)(724 KB)

Reducing Waste Makes Plain Business Sense (Page 75)(135 KB)

We Are Here to Help (Page 76)(556 KB)

Directions for Initiating a Recycling Program (Pages 77-81)(254 KB)

Other Resources for Information about Waste and Pollution Prevention, Recycling, and Reuse (Pages 82-83)(68.7 KB)

LessIsMore.org (Pages 84-85)(158 KB)

Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County (Pages 86-87)(131 KB)

Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) (Page 88)(110 KB)

Green Awards Program (Pages 89-94)(533 KB)

Index (Pages 95-100)(45.4 KB)

Solid Waste Collection Contacts in Santa Barbara County (28.4 KB)

For information on the City of Santa Barbara's recycling programs, please visit:
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/SolidWaste/index.htm.

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Last updated: November 20, 2008