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How Does it Work?

The City is divided into two zones serviced by BFI and MarBorg. Businesses south or west of State Street are serviced by BFI. MarBorg Services businesses north and east of State. See the Trash and Recycling Service Providers Map to determine your hauler. Call your hauler to initiate or change trash, yard waste, or recycling services.

Minimum business service is 32 gallons (1 can), emptied once per week.

Can or Cart Service
You can choose between 32 gallon cans, or 32, 64 or 96 gallon carts. Cans take up more room, but will be serviced from their daily location (backyard service). Carts can store more material in a smaller space, but must be located where the truck can drive up to them. They have wheels and are easy to move, even when full. Cans or carts can be emptied from 1-3 days per week.

Dumpster Service
Dumpsters store large amounts of trash in a smaller space, but must be accessible to a trash truck.

The waste hauler can provide 1.5 (MarBorg only), 2,3, or 4 yd3 dumpsters for garbage or you can buy your own. They can be emptied 1-6 days per week.

Rolloff Boxes and Compactors

Very large businesses can get rolloff boxes or compactors for trash. Businesses can rent the containers or provide their own. If you have bulky items such as furniture, pallets, carpet, etc, the rolloff box will work well. Most rolloffs that contain bulky material and are brought to a sorting facility and most of the contents will be recycled. Compactors are a good solution for very high generators of trash such as hotels and supermarkets.

40 Cubic Yard Rolloff Box	30 Cubic Yard Compactor

How Much Does it Cost?

Download the Business Rate Sheet for prices and service types.

Cans or Carts
You must purchase your own cans (32 gallons), but carts will be provided by the hauler. If you have a cart, the price for service is based on the equivalent number of 32 gallon cans. Minimum service for businesses is a flat rate. For more than minimum can/cart service:

Monthly rate = formula rate x number of cans x number of collection per week

Dumpsters
You will be charged for the trash service and a flat monthly bin rental rate if you do not own your dumpster. For trash bin service:

Monthly Rate = formula rate x size of dumpster (yd3) x number of dumpsters x collections per week.

Rolloff Boxes and Compactors
You will pay a flat rate for the hauling, and also per ton of material disposed. There will also be a container rental fee if you do not own the container.

Per Haul: hauling fee + landfill tipping fee x number of tons

Extra Trash

Cans or Carts
If you have occasional extra bags or cans of trash, you can pay a $3-4 for an extra pickup on your regular service day. If you need the trash pickup on another day, it will cost around $10. You are entitiled to up to 4 bags or cans of trash for the fee. You must call your hauler at least 24 hours in advance to make arrangements.

Dumpsters
You can get an extra pickup if your dumpster is full before collection day for the same price as regular pickup plus 15%. You must call your hauler at least 24 hours in advance to make arrangements.

Large Items that Don't Fit in the Trash Container
See the section on Furntiure, Appliances, and Bulky Wastes for disposal options.

Debris Boxes or Rolloffs for Large Projects and Cleanups
See the rolloff picture (same as debris box) to decide if you need this type of container. All rolloff box haulers must be permitted by the City of Santa Barbara to haul waste from a Santa Barbara address. These permitted haulers will recycle as much of your waste as possible automatically. You can choose any of the following haulers regardless of who hauls your regular trash as long as it is for a one time project and not a regular service. Call to compare prices.

What Can Not be Put in the Trash?

As of February 9, 2006, The following items cannot be put in your household or business trash. Click on the links to find out where to bring these materials or download this information in a Landfill Ban Handout.

• Batteries: AAA, AA, C, D, 6 volt, 9 volt, and others
• Fluorescent Bulbs: all types
• Mercury Containing Devices: Thermometers,Thermostats, Electric Switches, Barometers, Blood Pressure Devices, Musical Greeting Cards, Shoes with Lighted Soles
• Mercury Containing Appliances : Stoves, Ovens, Water Heaters, Space Heaters, Dryers, Furnaces
• Electronics: Computers, Televisions, Cell Phones, pagers, printers, Video Cassette Recorders, Telephones, Radios, Microwave Ovens.
• Aerosol Cans: Full or Partly Full. Completely empty ones can go in recycling.

• Hazardous Waste
  Bring Paint, Batteries, & Chemicals, (including solvents, oil, oil filters, antifreeze, batteries (household and vehicle), to a hazardous waste disposal site. It is okay to put totally empty and dried out containers in the trash, but even sealed containers of paint and other chemicals must go to a hazardous waste site.
• Refrigerators, Freezers, and Air Conditioners
  See Furniture, Appliances, & Bulky Wastes for proper disposal.

Self Haul of Garbage

You can bring extra trash to the South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station. See South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station Self Haul Rate Sheet for hours and prices. Construction and Demolition Waste, Greenwaste, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, and other Furniture, Appliances, & Bulky Wastes can be brought to special facilities for less than the cost of trash.

City Garbage Ordinance

All residences and food serving businesses must have garbage collection service. Property owners also have certain other responsibilities related to garbage storage and collection. For a full text of the city ordinance on garbage and refuse, download Section 7.16 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.

What's in My Garbage?