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Except as noted, the fees listed below are effective from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010:

South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station
4430 Calle Real
Santa Barbara
(805) 681-4345


Open Monday through Saturday
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Closed on Sundays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day)

MATERIAL PRICES

General Refuse - $73.00 / ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $17.00 / load
Franchise recycling surcharge - $4.00

Clean Metal Loads - $10.00 / ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $5.00 / load

Clean Green Waste - $28.00 / ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $9.00 / load

Franchise Green Waste - $48.00/ton

Clean Wood Waste - $28.00 / ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $9.00/load

Treated Wood Waste - $110.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $30.00
Per item fee e.g. poles, railroad ties - $10.00

Clean Construction & Demolition (C & D) Debris
Mixed loads - $64.75/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $18.00/load

Clean rubble - $35.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $9.00

Clean drywall - $35.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $9.00

Clean Dirt Loads - $4.00/ton

Hard to Handle Waste (e.g. large demolition material)
$80.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $20.00/load

SPECIAL FEES

Commingle Material Handling Fee - $5.00/ton

Mulch Loading Fees
Mulch Loading Fee - $15.00/load
Loading Fee - Three Axles - $40.00/load
Loading Fee - Semi-Trucks - $75.00/load

Mulch Delivery Fees (7 to 10 cubic yards)
Mulch Delivery Fee - $40.00 per load

Mulch Delivery Fees (10 cubic yards or larger)
Mulch Delivery Fee - $10.00 per ton

Tires

Autos and light trucks up to 30" diameter - $2.00/tire
Medium trucks (31" – 40" diameter - $5.00 /tire
Equipment tires (41" – 60" diameter) - $75.00 /tire
Earthmover tires (over 60" diameter) - $100.00 /tire

Appliances with freon - $10
Appliances without freon - Free

Untarped Loads - $15.00

Hazardous Materials Fees
Batchable Hazardous Waste
10 gallons or less: $120.00 per incident
Greater than 10 gallons: $120.00 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs

Non-Batchable Hazardous Waste
$120.00 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs

Insufficient Funds Fee
Per Item Fee - $25.00

Electronic Waste
Households may drop-off all types of electronics free of charge but must pay a small fee of $1.00 per 4-foot tube to dispose of fluorescent lighting.

The following fees will apply to businesses from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 for the acceptance of electronic waste and fluorescent lighting:

Material
Weight
Fee
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) (e.g. computer monitors, televisions, and laptop computers)
No limit
No charge
Other Electronics
0 - 10 pounds
$2.50 per item
 
11 - 25 pounds
$5.00 per item
 
26 - 50 pounds
$10.00 per item
 
51 - 100 pounds
$15.00 per item
 
Over 100 pounds
$.32 per pound or $640.00 per ton

Fluorescent Lighting Tubes

 

 
$1.00/4 feet

Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station
4004 Foxen Canyon Road
Los Olivos
(805) 688-3555


Open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(Closed on Sundays, Mondays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day)

MATERIAL PRICES

General Refuse - $67.00 / ton
Minimum loads up to1,000 lbs. - $18.00 / load

Clean Metal Loads - $10.00 / ton
Minimum loads up to 1,000 lbs. - $5.00 / load

Clean Green Waste - $28.00 / ton
Minimum loads up to 1,000 lbs. - $10.00 / load

Clean Wood Waste - $28.00 / ton
Minimum loads up to 1,000 lbs. - $10.00 / load

Treated Wood Waste - $110.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $30.00
Per item fee e.g. poles, railroad ties - $10.00

Clean Construction & Demolition (C & D) Debris
Mixed loads - $64.75/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $18.00/load

Clean rubble - $35.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $9.00

Clean drywall - $35.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $9.00

Clean Dirt Loads - $4.00/ton

Hard to Handle Waste (e.g. large demolition material)
$80.00/ton
Minimum loads up to 1,000 lbs. - $20.00
SPECIAL FEES

Mulch Loading Fees
Mulch Loading Fee - $15.00/load
Loading Fee - Three Axles - $40.00/load
Loading Fee - Semi-Trucks - $75.00/load

Mulch Delivery Fees (7 to 10 cubic yards)
Mulch Delivery Fee - $40.00 per load

Mulch Delivery Fees (10 cubic yards or larger)
Mulch Delivery Fee - $10.00 per ton

Tires

Autos and light trucks up to 30" diameter - $2.00/tire
Medium trucks (31" – 40" diameter - $5.00 /tire
Equipment tires (41" – 60" diameter) - $75.00 /tire
Earthmover tires (over 60" diameter) - $100.00 /tire

Appliances with freon - $10
Appliances without freon - Free

Untarped Loads - $15.00

Hazardous Materials Fees
Batchable Hazardous Waste
10 gallons or less: $120.00 per incident
Greater than 10 gallons: $120.00 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs

Non-Batchable Hazardous Waste
$120.00 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs

Insufficient Funds Fee
Per Item Fee - $25.00

Santa Ynez Airport Landfill Remediation Surcharge (All waste originating from the Santa Ynez Valley - $2.00 per ton)

Electronic Waste
Households may drop-off all types of electronics free of charge but must pay a small fee of $1.00 per 4-foot tube to dispose of fluorescent lighting.

The following fees will apply to businesses from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 for the acceptance of electronic waste and fluorescent lighting:

Material
Weight
Fee
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) (e.g. computer monitors, televisions, and laptop computers)
No limit
No charge
Other Electronics
0 - 10 pounds
$2.50 per item
 
11 - 25 pounds
$5.00 per item
 
26 - 50 pounds
$10.00 per item
 
51 - 100 pounds
$15.00 per item
 
Over 100 pounds
$.32 per pound or $640.00 per ton

Fluorescent Lighting Tubes

 

 
$1.00/4 feet

Tajiguas Landfill
14470 Calle Real
Goleta
(805) 696-1170

Open on Mondays from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(Closed on Sundays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day)

MATERIAL PRICES

General Refuse - $63.50 / ton
Commingle surcharge - $4.00
Minimum loads up to 500 pounds - $17.50 / load

Clean Green/Wood Waste - $48.00/ton
Minimum load fee up to 500 pounds - $17.50

Treated Wood Waste - $110.00/ton
Minimum loads under 500 pounds - $30.00
Per item fee e.g. poles, railroad ties - $10.00

Franchise Green Waste - $48.00/ton

Clean Construction & Demolition (C & D) Debris Loads
$80.00/ton
Minimum loads up to 500 pounds - $20.00/load


Hard to Handle Waste (large demolition material, large animals, medical waste, and non-friable asbestos and grit)
$80.00/ton
Minimum loads up to 500 pounds - $20.00

Food Scrap Waste - $5.00/ton

Post C & D Processing Tailings - $14.00/ton

SPECIAL FEES

Untarped Loads - $15.00

Fees for Unauthorized Disposal of Hazardous Materials
Batchable Hazardous Waste
10 gallons or less: $120.00 per incident
Greater than 10 gallons: $120.00 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs

Non-batchable Hazardous Waste
$120.00 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs

Insufficient Funds Fee
Per Item Fee - $25.00

New Cuyama Transfer Station
5073 Highway 166
New Cuyama
(661) 766-2284

Open on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m. during Pacific Daylight Savings Time (from the first weekend in March to the first weekend in November) and from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during Pacific Standard Time (from the first weekend in November to the first weekend in March). It is also closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. There are no tipping fees at this facility, which accommodates local residents only. If you have any questions, please call (661) 766-2284.

Ventucopa Transfer Station
Highway 33
Ventucopa
(805) 448-7489

Open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. during Pacific Daylight Savings Time (from the first weekend in March to the first weekend in November) and from 11:00 a..m. to 5:00 p.m. during Pacific Standard Time (from the first weekend in November to the first weekend in March). It is also closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. There are no tipping fees at this facility, and it only accommodates residents of the Ventucopa area of Santa Barbara County. If you have any questions, please call (805) 448-7489.

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Last updated: July 1, 2009

 

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