City of Santa Barbara Recycling and Trash Information
 
 
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Reduce Trash Costs by Recycling

Service From Waste Haulers

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Free Recycling

The cost of Recycling and Greenwaste is less than the cost of trash. You can replace some of your trash cans, carts, or dumpsters with recycling or green waste containers and reduce overall disposal costs. In addition, each business account is entitled to 95 gallons of commingled recycling and 956 gallons of greenwaste recycling per week for free.

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Free Greenwaste

Contact Us and we will be happy to do a cost analysis for you and help you with all aspects of setting up a commingled recycling and/or green waste recycling program.

Service from Private Recyclers
Small private recyclers can pick up some materials for free. See Recycling section for details.

Save Money by Reducing Greenwaste

You can reduce the costs even further by reducing the amount of waste that you produce. No waste means no cost for either recycling or disposal.

One of the best things you can do for the lawn is to hire a gardener that uses a mulching mower.
This mower has a special attachment that grinds up the lawn clippings and scatters them back on the lawn. lSanta Barbara leaf mulchThe clippings degrade quickly and return nutrients to the soil. This is called “grass cycling” and does not leave thatch on the lawn. You should not see a difference between the mulching mower and the bag mower. Grass cycling also reduces the need for fertilizer by returning nutrients to the soil.

Autumn leaves can be removed from lawns and flower beds and used as mulch under bushes, shrubbery, and larger plants. Bare soil dries out quickly and is an invitation to weeds. Use leaf mulch to return fertility to the soil, block sunlight from the weed seeds, reduce water consumption, and reduce the bulk in the green waste recycling can.

The Green Gardener Certification Program educates and certifies local gardeners in resource efficient and pollution prevention landscape management practices. For a list of certified Green Gardeners, visit http://www.greengardener.org/

Donate for Reuse

Donating unneeded materials to non-profit organizations reduces waste, is good PR, and may qualify the donating organization for a tax deduction. See the Reuse section for details. The following commonly produced items can be donated locally. Access the Reuse Directory to find a receiving organization.

----· Manufacturing and production waste (see Miscellaneous Items)
----· Excess inventory (see Miscellaneous Items)
----· Office equipment, furniture, and computers
----· Medical equipment and supplies
----· Styrofoam peanuts and bubble wrap
----· Building materials