C & D Recycling

What is C&D?

C&D stands for "Construction and Demolition" and includes wastes generated from the construction, demolition, and remodeling of buildings and other large structures. Most of these materials are listed in our Reduce and Reuse section because they are recyclable, just not in your curbside blue bin.

C&D includes:

• Construction Materials:

  • Concrete, Masonry
  • Brick, Stone
  • Drywall, Roofing

• Floor and Ceiling Materials:

  • Carpet, Flooring
  • Ceiling Tiles, Floor Tiles

• Road and Fill Materials:

  • Asphalt and Gravel
  • Soil and Sand

• Metals (recycling section):

  • Steel, Copper and others

What about Paint or Fluorescent Lights?

Construction projects will often produce materials that require special handling. Some examples include:

• Both Oil Based Paint and Latex Based Paint
• Fluorescent Light Tubes, CFLs and other Mercury containing devices
• Stains and Finishes
• Occasionally Friable Asbestos and Non-Friable Asbestos

What about plastic pipes?

PVC pipes are hard plastic but not recyclable locally.  The pipes often can be reused. While we work to identify recycling options for PVC, the pipes should be disposed of in the trash.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (1)

  • Granite Construction Company — 5335 Debbie Lane

• Santa Barbara Area (3)

  • *South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real
  • Lash Construction — 721 Carpinteria Street
  • MarBorg Industries — 119 North Quarantina Street

• Goleta & UCSB Area (1)

  • *South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station — 4430 Calle Real

• Santa Ynez Valley (1)

  • *Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station — 4004 Foxen Canyon Road

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (3)

  • City of Lompoc Landfill (Scalehouse) — Avalon Rd (soouth end)
  • V&J Rock Transport, Inc. — 1655 North "V" Street
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Landfill — Building 9505,6th Street And Utah

• Santa Maria Valley (5)

  • API Waste Services, Inc. — 1916 West Stowell Road
  • Cal Portland — 1625 East Donovan Road
  • City of Santa Maria Landfill, aka City of Santa Maria Regional Landfill — 2065 E Main St
  • Santa Maria Area Recycling Terminal (SMART) (division of Bedford Enterprises, Inc.) — 1940 West Betteravia Road
  • Waste Management — 1850 West Betteravia Road

• Outside Santa Barbara County (2)

  • Earth911.com - Information Only — 14646 N. Kierland Blvd., Suite 100
  • RoXsand (formerly Troesh Ready Mix, Inc.) — 2280 Hutton Road