Welcome to LessIsMore.org
LessIsMore.org works best in modern browsers like Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer 8 or 9. All are free to download and will greatly improve your internet experience. This site is the ultimate waste reduction resource for residents of Santa Barbara County. Knowing what to reduce, reuse and recycle can be tough. What goes where and why? For a quick answer, watch our video. You can also use our search tool to look up a particular item that you're not sure what to do with. Or peruse the tabs above to learn more about hazardous waste, electronics recycling, home composting and much more.
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Hazardous Waste Center Closed for Easter Holiday
March 25, 2024 by Kaitlyn HaberlinThe Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center, located on the UCSB campus, will be closed March 29 – March 31, in observance of Cesar Chavez Day and Easter. Read more... -
Meet Food Waste Freddie! Your Local Food Waste Hero.
February 22, 2024 by Sam Dickinson - OrganicsCome meet Food Waste Freddie! Food Waste Freddie and RRWM team member, Owen Walsh, worked together to create a video showing you how to properly compost your organic waste. In this extraordinary odyssey, Food Waste Freddie learns how composting can be easy and fun, and that there is so much more to composting than just using the right bin. Join Freddie on his journey! You might learn a thing or two, too! Read more... -
2022/2023 Resource Recovery Waste Management Annual Report
February 15, 2024 by Leslie RobinsonThe RRWMD Annual Report for Solid Waste Management Services for Fiscal Year 2022/23 is now available! In this report, we discuss program updates, event recaps, and share some exciting new photos of our work. Click here to check out the awesome programs that our team has been working on. Read more...
Upcoming Events
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Hazardous Waste Center Closed for Easter Holiday
March 29, 2024 -
Santa Ynez Valley Hazardous Waste Collection Event
April 07, 2024 -
FREE Santa Barbara Textile Recycling Workshop
April 09, 2024 -
Santa Ynez Valley Shredding Event 2024
April 13, 2024 - Recycle -
2024 Earth Day Festival at Alameda Park
April 27, 2024 -
Buellton Hazardous Waste Collection Event
May 04, 2024 - Hazardous Waste Recycling/Disposal -
Waste Management Shredding Event – Orcutt
June 01, 2024 - Recycle