Small Appliances

Has that old hand-held mixer finally seen its day? What about your breadmaker that's collecting dust, the one you swore you'd use every week to bake fresh, homemade loaves?

If you're ready to part with a small appliance, check out the recycling options below. Better yet, if it's still working, donate your item to a local thrift store or ask if a neighbor could use it.

Other reuse ideas are listed here.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (5)

  • Best Buy
  • Craigslist
  • E-Bay
  • Junk Recyclers — 6520 Platt Avenue #650
  • Santa Barbara Computer Recycling — 5378 Dariesa Street

• Carpinteria Area (1)

  • City of Carpinteria ABOP Center — 5775 Carpinteria Ave

• Santa Barbara Area (7)

  • *South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real
  • Goodwill Industries of Santa Barbara — 302 W. Carrillo St
  • Goodwill Industries of Santa Barbara (Drop-Off Location Only) — 335 S. Milpas Street
  • MarBorg Industries — 119 North Quarantina Street
  • MarBorg Industries' Recycling /ABOP Center — 132 Nopalitos Way
  • Staples — 410 State Street
  • United Family Association Thrift Store — 5156 Hollister Avenue

• Goleta & UCSB Area (4)

  • *South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real
  • Best Buy — 7090 Marketplace Drive
  • MarBorg Industries Recycling/ABOP Center — 20 David Love Place
  • Staples — 7015 Marketplace Drive

• Santa Ynez Valley (2)

  • *Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station — 4004 Foxen Canyon Road
  • Waste Management — 97 Commerce Drive

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (7)

  • AL&S, Incorporated — 101 South H Street
  • City of Lompoc Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility — 1585 N. "V" St
  • City of Lompoc Landfill (Scalehouse) — Avalon Rd (south end)
  • Goodwill Industries Lompoc — 1009 North "H" Street
  • LampRecycling.com — 2200 Oden Avenue, #100
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Balfour Beatty Communities Self-Help Store — 603 Juniper Street
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services — Building 11590, 1205 Utah Avenue

• Santa Maria Valley (6)

  • Best Buy — 2326 South Bradley Rd
  • City of Santa Maria Landfill, aka City of Santa Maria Regional Landfill — 2065 East Main Street
  • Goodwill Industries Orcutt — 3486 Orcutt Road
  • Goodwill Industries Retail Store — 1539 Stowell Center Plaza
  • Office Depot — 1427 South Bradley Road
  • Waste Management — 1850 West Betteravia Road

• Cuyama Valley (2)

  • *New Cuyama Transfer Station — 5073 Highway 166
  • *Ventucopa Transfer Station — Highway 33

• Outside Santa Barbara County (7)

  • Clean Harbors, Inc. — 880 W Verdulera St
  • Earth911.com - Information Only — 3481 Plano Parkway
  • Eco Lights Northwest Recycling Progam — 2200 6th Avenue South
  • Greendisk — 1988 18th Avenue, Suite B
  • Recycled Goods.com — 3820 North Ventura Avenue
  • United States Postal Service
  • e-Bay Rethink Initiative (e-bay and Earth 911)