County Programs
Recycling Resource Guide for Santa Barbara County

Below are links to the sections of the 2007 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Since the Guide will only be published biannually, some of the information will become outdated and no longer be applicable.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.

Entire 2007 Recycling Resource Guide (112 pages)(5.62 MB)

Front and Back Covers (720 KB)

Inside Front Cover and Introduction (142 KB)

Table of Contents (Pages 2-3)(29 KB)

Recycling Services and Collection Sites (Pages 4-8)(344 KB)

Recycling Terminology (Pages 9-12)(524 KB)

Information on Plastic (Page 13)(33.8 KB)

Waste Prevention Tips (Pages 14-16)(925 KB)

Waste Prevention Tips Regarding Electronic Equipment (Page 17)(62.2 KB)

Directory of Materials for Reuse and Recycling (Pages 18-55)(300 KB)

Recycling Drop-Off and Buyback Centers (Pages 56-57)(35.4 KB)

Junk Mail No More (Page 58-59)(81.8 KB)

Composting/Mulch Program (Page 60)(41 KB)

Hazardous Waste (Pages 61-66)(120 KB)

Smoke Detector Disposal Information (Page 67)(34.5 KB)

Used Motor Oil Collection Centers (Pages 68-70)(135 KB)

Sharps Collection Program (Pages 71-72)(453 KB)

Buying Recycled Content Products (Pages 73-75)(529 KB)

Directory of Recycled Content Products (Pages (76-81)(789 KB)

Reducing Waste Makes Plain Business Sense (Page 82)(515 KB)

We Are Here to Help (Page 83)(986 KB)

Directions for Initiating a Recycling Program (Pages 84-90)(720 KB)

Other Resources for Information about Waste and Pollution Prevention, Recycling, and Reuse (Pages 91-93)(442 KB)

LessIsMore.org (Page 94)(474 KB)

Green Awards Program (Page 95-102)(1 MB)

Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) (Page 103)(488 KB)

Index (Pages 104-108)(418 KB)

Solid Waste Collection Contacts in Santa Barbara County (406 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: April 3, 2008